Assessment of health status in patients with cerebral palsy: What is the role of quality-of-life measures?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 792-797

  Vitale, Michael G ^a,b,c,d   Roye, Emily A ^d   Choe, Julie C ^a   Hyman, Joshua E ^b,c   Lee, Francis Y ^b,c   Roye Jr , David P ^b,c  

^a Intl Ctr Hlth Outcomes/Innov R   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*

Author keywords

Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ); Dynamic assessment; Health related quality of life; Pediatric cerebral palsy; Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEMIPLEGIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 27544457012     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000164870.26632.6b     Document Type: Article

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