Playfulness in children with traumatic brain injury: A preliminary study

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 181-198

  Mortenson, Patricia A ^a   Harris, Susan R ^b  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Pediatrics; Play; Playfulness; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASCH ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33748441042     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J006v26n01_11     Document Type: Article

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