Development of a quantitative tool to assess the content of physical therapy for infants

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-197

  Blauw Hospers, Cornill H ^a   Dirks, Tineke ^a   Hulshof, Lily J ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE FACTORS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 77952526999     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181dbd5f1     Document Type: Article

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