Neonatal physical therapy. Part II: Practice frameworks and evidence-based practice guidelines

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-16

  Sweeney, Jane K ^a,b   Heriza, Carolyn B ^a   Blanchard, Yvette ^c   Dusing, Stacey C ^d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b Pediatric Rehab Northwest LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Evidence based practice; High risk infant; Infant born preterm; Neonatal intensive care units; Neonatology; Physical therapy; Reference standards clinical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY RELATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEEDING METHODS; HUMANS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); POSTURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 76849091682     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181cdba43     Document Type: Article

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