Assistive devices and cerebral palsy: Factors influencing the use of assistive devices at home by children with cerebral palsy

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-139

  Huang, I Chun ^a   Sugden, D ^a   Beveridge, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Cerebral palsy; Child disability; Children's views; Outcome research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TAIWAN; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TAIWAN;

EID: 58149347596     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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