Factors influencing postural management for children with cerebral palsy in the special school setting

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-158

  Maher, Carol A ^a,b   Evans, Kerry A ^c   Sprod, Judy A ^c   Bostock, Sue M ^c  

^a Novita Children's Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Novita Children's Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; education; posture; school

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTURE; TEACHING;

EID: 78649875977     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2010.490868     Document Type: Article

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