Effect of upper limb botulinum toxin-A therapy on health-related quality of life in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 409-414

  Redman, Toni A ^a,b,c,d   Finn, Judith C ^b   Bremner, Alexandra P ^b   Valentine, Jane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Cerebral palsy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE CEREBRAL PALSY MODULE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE GENERIC CORE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UPPER EXTREMITY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 47349118780     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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