Development of lower limb range of motion from early childhood to adolescence in cerebral palsy: A population-based study

BMC Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Nordmark, Eva ^a,b   Hägglund, Gunnar ^b   Lauge Pedersen, Henrik ^b   Wagner, Philippe ^b   Westbom, Lena ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANGE OF MOTION; SWEDEN; ARTHROMETRY; FOLLOW UP; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SWEDEN;

EID: 71149109520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-7-65     Document Type: Article

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