Effects of intensive physiotherapy in infants newly diagnosed with cerebral palsy

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-149

  Ustad, Tordis ^a,b   Sorsdahl, Anne B ^b,c   Ljunggren, Anne E ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Child; Comparative study; Early intervention; Infant; Motor activity physiology; Outcome assessment; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651115686     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181a3429e     Document Type: Article

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