Goal attainment scaling in paediatric rehabilitation: A critical review of the literature

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 550-556

  Steenbeek, Duco ^a   Ketelaar, Marjolijn ^b,c   Galama, Krys ^a   Gorter, Jan Willem ^b,c  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Breda   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

^c NetChild   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPEECH THERAPY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; GOALS; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REVIEW LITERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34347403242     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00550.x     Document Type: Review

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