Does physiotherapeutic intervention affect motor outcome in high-risk infants? An approach combining a randomized controlled trial and process evaluation

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Hielkema, Tjitske ^a   Blauw Hospers, Cornill H ^a   Dirks, Tineke ^a   Drijver Messelink, Marieke ^a   Bos, Arend F ^a   Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERRATUM; HIGH RISK INFANT; INFANT MOTOR PROFILE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

CEREBRAL PALSY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREMATURE BIRTH; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551550012     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03876.x     Document Type: Article

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