Activities of daily living (ADL) structure of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including adults

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 223-226

  Fujiwara, Toshiyuki ^a   Tanabe, Aya ^a   Uchikawa, Ken ^a   Tsuji, Tetsusya ^a   Tanuma, Akira ^a   Hase, Kimitaka ^a   Liu, Meigen ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Functional independence measure; Muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CHILD; CLIMBING; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFECATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EATING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; OUTPATIENTS; URINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149115441     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.58.223     Document Type: Article

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