Upper limb orthoses and assistive technology utilization in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy recruited from a population register

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-99

  Russo, Remo Nunzio ^a,b   Atkins, Renae ^a   Haan, Eric ^a,c   Crotty, Maria ^d  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Hemiplegia; Orthotic devices; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF MOTOR AND PROCESS SKILL; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE TONE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF PERCEPTION PROFILE FOR CHILDREN; WRIST; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; ORTHOTICS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651184027     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17518420902783223     Document Type: Article

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