Epidemiology of cerebral palsy

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 393-398

  Cans, Christine ^a,b,c   De la Cruz, Javier ^a,b,c   Mermet, Marie Ange ^a,b,c  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

cerebral palsy; classification; disability; epidemiology; impairment; motor function; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SPASTICITY;

EID: 50049089989     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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