A pilot study of observational motor assessment in infants and toddlers with spinal cord injury

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-67

  Calhoun, Christina L ^a,b   Gaughan, John P ^a   Chafetz, Ross S ^a   Mulcahey, M J ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 67650324054     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e31818f5bbd     Document Type: Article

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