Relationship between the clinical-neurophysiologic pattern, disability, and quality of life in adolescents with spina bifida

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 952-957

  Padua, Luca ^a,b   Rendeli, Claudia ^a   Ausili, Emanuele ^a   Aprile, Irene ^a,b   Caliandro, Pietro ^a   Tonali, Pietro ^a   Salvaggio, Elio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINA BIFIDA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 13444278887     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738040190120801     Document Type: Article

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