Compliance of children with moderate to severe intellectual disability to treadmill walking: A pilot study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-379

  Vashdi, E ^a   Hutzler, Y ^a,b   Roth, D ^a  

^a Beit Issie Shapiro Amutat Avi   (Israel)

^b Zinman College   (Israel)

Author keywords

Compliance; Exercise; Intellectual disability; Responsiveness; Treadmill; Walking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 42449135755     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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