Measuring the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy: Comparing the conceptual differences and psychometric properties of three instruments

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-180

  Davis, Elise ^a   Shelly, Amy ^b   Waters, Elizabeth ^a   Davern, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBRAL PALSY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN GENERIC HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDITY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 75349093386     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03382.x     Document Type: Article

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