Adolescents with cerebral palsy: Stability in measurement of quality of life and health-related quality of life over 1 year

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 696-701

  Livingston, Michael H ^a   Rosenbaum, Peter L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HEALTH UTILITY INDEX; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; SELF REPORT; SPEECH; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 50149087905     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03053.x     Document Type: Article

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