Muscle deficits in cerebral palsy and early loss of mobility: Can we learn something from our elders?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Shortland, Adam ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CEREBRAL PALSY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049090396     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03434.x     Document Type: Review

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