Gait analysis alters decision-making in cerebral palsy

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-295

  Cook, Robert E ^b   Schneider, Ingo ^b   Hazlewood, M Elizabeth ^b   Hillman, Susan J ^b   Robb, James E ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Decision making; Gait analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOFT TISSUE; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038753011     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200305000-00004     Document Type: Article

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