Impact of second skin lycra splinting on the quality of upper limb movement in children

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 464-472

  Corn, Kym ^a   Imms, Christine ^a   Timewell, Georgia ^a   Carter, Catherine ^a   Collins, Lucy ^a   Dubbeld, Stephanie ^a   Schubiger, Sascha ^a   Froude, Elspeth ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; DYNAMIC SPLINT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTICITY; SPLINTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNTHETIC FIBER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242320506     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260306601005     Document Type: Article

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