Test-retest reliability of a 1-min walk test in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy (BSCP)

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-269

  McDowell, Brona C ^a   Humphreys, Lee ^a   Kerr, Claire ^a,b   Stevenson, Mike ^b  

^a MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral Palsy; Test retest Reliability; Walk tests

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 58849131835     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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