Using the MACS to facilitate communication about manual abilities of children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 948-

  Steenbergen, Bert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MANUAL ABILITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

APTITUDE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751078801     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0012162206002076     Document Type: Note

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