Interrater reliability of the Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 378-383

  Spirtos, Michelle ^a   O'Mahony, Paul ^b   Malone, Jeni ^c  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Central Remedial Clinic Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Cerebral palsy; Hemiplegia; Motor skills; Task performance and analysis; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79960356804     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2011.001222     Document Type: Review

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