Practical problems and management of seating through the clinical stages of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 818-824

  Liu, Meigen ^a   Mineo, Kiyoshi ^a   Hanayama, Kozo ^a   Fujiwara, Toshiyuki ^a   Chino, Naoichi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Muscular dystrophy, Duchenne; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Spinal curvatures; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEAT; SITTING; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0038653388     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(02)04953-5     Document Type: Article

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