Investigation of the Dynamic Gait Index in children: A pilot study

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-273

  Lubetzky Vilnai, Anat ^a   Jirikowic, Tracy L ^a   McCoy, Sarah Westcott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; balance; child; construct validity; feasibility; fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; pediatrics; postural control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISABILITY; GAIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WALKING;

EID: 80051707036     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e318227cd82     Document Type: Article

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