Prevalence of cerebral palsy in children <10 years of age in R.S. Pura town of Jammu and Kashmir

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-295

  Raina, Sunil Kumar ^a   Razdan, Sushil ^b   Nanda, Renu ^c  

^a Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra   (India)

^b Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DYSKINESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79961058811     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq095     Document Type: Article

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