Life expectancy for children with cerebral palsy and mental retardation: Implications for life care planning

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-270

  Katz, Richard T ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Life care planning; Life expectancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PUBLICATION; SEIZURE; SPEECH DISORDER; SURVIVAL; TUBE FEEDING;

EID: 0141538414     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2003-18310     Document Type: Article

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