Is Cerebral Palsy a Health Problem?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-160

  Murphy, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 47049131639     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.011     Document Type: Editorial

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