Parents' and therapists' perceptions of the content of the Manual Ability Classification System, MACS

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-216

  Öhrvall, Ann Marie ^a,b   Eliasson, Ann Christin ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Habilitation Services for Children and Youth ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Classification; Hand function; Manual ability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955543745     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/11038120903125101     Document Type: Article

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