Why are children with cerebral palsy more likely to have emotional and behavioural difficulties?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 986-

  Colver, Allan ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; NOTE; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS;

EID: 78649428020     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03721.x     Document Type: Note

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