Is it time to remove the restraints?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 292-293

  Gordon, Andrew M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CONSTRAINT INDUCED THERAPY; HUMAN; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CEREBRAL PALSY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 79952591977     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03906.x     Document Type: Note

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