Development and reliability of a classification system for gross motor function in children with metachromatic leucodystrophy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-160

  Kehrer, Christiane ^a   Blumenstock, Gunnar ^b   Raabe, Christa ^a   Krägeloh Mann, Ingeborg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751544406     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03821.x     Document Type: Article

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