Context therapy: A new intervention approach for children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 615-620

  Darrah, Johanna ^a   Law, Mary C ^b   Pollock, Nancy ^b   Wilson, Brenda ^c   Russell, Dianne J ^b   Walter, Stephen D ^b   Rosenbaum, Peter ^d   Galuppi, Barb ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTEXT THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958253193     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03959.x     Document Type: Article

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