Comparison of efficacy of Adeli suit and neurodevelopmental treatments in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 325-330

  Bar Haim, Simona ^a,b   Harries, Netta ^b   Belokopytov, Mark ^b   Frank, Alexander ^b   Copeliovitch, Leonel ^b   Kaplanski, Jacob ^a   Lahat, Eli ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPASTICITY;

BRAIN; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPACE SUITS; TEACHING;

EID: 33645760955     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162206000727     Document Type: Article

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