Clinical Applications of Outcome Tools in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 549-565

  Oeffinger, Donna J ^a   Rogers, Sarah P ^b   Bagley, Anita ^c   Gorton, George ^d   Tylkowski, Chester M ^a  

^a Pediatric Orthopedics   (United States)

^b Clinical Outcomes Program   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Children; Clinical outcomes; GMFCS; Outcome tools

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL VALUE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AMBULATORY CARE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651087582     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2009.04.003     Document Type: Review

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