Energy cost of walking in children with cerebral palsy: Relation to the Gross Motor Function Classification System

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-38

  Johnston, Therese E ^a   Moore, Stephanie E ^b   Quinn, Lance T ^b   Smith, Brian T ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b ARCADIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DILUTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASK; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 1442356649     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162204000064     Document Type: Article

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