The relationship between functional mobility and the intensity of physical therapy intervention in children with traumatic brain injury

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-164

  Dumas, Helene M ^a   Haley, Stephen M ^a,b   Carey, Tara M ^a   Ni, Peng Shen ^b  

^a FRANCISCAN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Brain injury rehabilitation; Child; Health services research; Length of stay; Physical therapy methods; Retrospective studies; Statistics and numerical data; Time factors; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CALCULATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4143108170     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PEP.0000136004.69289.01     Document Type: Article

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