Test-Retest and Inter- and Intrareliability of the Quality of the Upper-Extremity Skills Test in Preschool-Age Children With Cerebral Palsy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1686-1689

  Haga, Nienke ^a   van der Heijden Maessen, Hélène C ^b   van Hoorn, Jessika F ^c   Boonstra, Anne M ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^c  

^a Revalidatie Friesland ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Rijnlands Revalidatie Centrum Leiden   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of results; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 36448944709     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.030     Document Type: Article

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