Question 1: Do lycra garments improve function and movement in children with cerebral palsy?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 393-395

  Coghill, J E ^a   Simkiss, D E ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHETOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPANDEX;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPLINTS; TEXTILES;

EID: 77953799823     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.178624     Document Type: Note

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