Towards evidence based medicine for paediatricians: Question 1. Does swimming with dolphins have any health benefits for children with celebral palsy?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 994-995

  Baverstock, A ^a   Finlay, F ^a  

^a Child Health Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOLPHIN; ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; SWIMMING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ANIMAL; CHILD; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DOLPHINS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55349121879     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.126573     Document Type: Note

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