Microswitch clusters to enhance non-spastic response schemes with students with multiple disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 301-304

  Lancioni, G E ^a   Singh, N N ^b   Oliva, D ^c   Scalini, L ^c   Groeneweg, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Lega F D'Oro Research Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROL SYSTEM; DYSTONIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTIC PARESIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0344838594     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963828021000031179     Document Type: Article

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