Prescription of the first prosthesis and later use in children with congenital unilateral upper limb deficiency: A systematic review

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-173

  Meurs, M ^a   Maathuis, C G B ^b   Lucas, C ^c   Hadders Algra, M ^b   van der Sluis, C K ^b  

^a Paediatric Physical Therapy   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital; Paediatric; Prosthetics; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM MALFORMATION; ARM PROSTHESIS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CINAHL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGE FACTORS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; UPPER EXTREMITY DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL;

EID: 33749000571     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640600731710     Document Type: Review

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