Proficiency of balance in children and youth who have had acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 782-790

  Wright, Marilyn J ^a,b   Galea, Vicky ^b   Barr, Ronald D ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Oncology; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRUININKS OSERETSKY TEST OF MOTOR PROFICIENCY; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CHILDREN SELF PERCEPTIONS OF ADEQUACY IN AND PREDILECTION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SCALE; COGNITION; CONTRACTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MATURATION; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBESITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPEECH; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 23044436674     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.8.782     Document Type: Article

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