A stair-climbing test for ambulatory assessment of children with cerebral palsy

Gait and Posture

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-188

  Bar Haim, Simona ^a,b   Belokopytov, Mark ^c,d   Harries, Netta ^b   Frank, Alexander ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Energy cost; Mechanical efficiency; Stair climbing test

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 4344701629     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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