The effectiveness of training in Prechtl's method on the qualitative assessment of general movements

Early Human Development

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 623-627

  Valentin, Thomas ^a   Uhl, Karin ^a   Einspieler, Christa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gestalt perception; Infant; Inter observer agreement; Reliability; Video recording

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 21844435745     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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