Predictive validity of Prechtl's Method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements: A systematic review of the evidence

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 896-906

  Darsaklis, Vasiliki ^a   Snider, Laurie M ^b   Majnemer, Annette ^b   Mazer, Barbara ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIMB MOVEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRECHTL METHOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL MOVEMENTS; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80052522257     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04017.x     Document Type: Review

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