Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions for children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Anttila, Heidi ^a   Autti Rämö, Ilona ^a,b,c   Suoranta, Jutta ^d   Mäkelä, Marjukka ^a,e   Malmivaara, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING SPEED; ADOLESCENT; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44249113055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-8-14     Document Type: Review

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