Knee-ankle-foot orthosis in children with duchenne muscular dystrophy: User views and adjustment

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 186-191

  Garralda, M Elena ^a   Muntoni, Francesco ^a   Cunniff, Anna ^a   Caneja, Angeles Diaz ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b St Mary's Higher Training Scheme in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

KAFOS; Muscular dystrophy; Psychosocial adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; KNEE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 33749122721     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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