Impact of cerebral palsy on the quality of life in patients and their families

Neurology Asia

Volumn 14, Issue , 2009, Pages 27-33

  Lim, Melissa Seer Yee ^a   Wong, Chee Piau ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE CEREBRAL PALSY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; AGE DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 70349648303     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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