Comparison of active motor items in infants born preterm and infants born full term

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-203

  Cameron, Emma C ^a,b,c,d   Maehle, Valerie ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Box 2222 ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Gestational age; Nervous system growth development; Neurologic examination; Newborn infant physiology; Premature infant physiology; Psychomotor performance; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIGHTING REFLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; VIDEORECORDER;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747412622     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pep.0000229969.02895.d6     Document Type: Article

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