Reliability of the quality of upper extremity skills test for children with cerebral palsy aged 2 to 12 years

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-21

  Thorley, Megan ^a   Lannin, Natasha ^b   Cusick, Anne ^c   Novak, Iona ^d   Boyd, Roslyn ^e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d The Spastic Centre Australia   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Motor development; Psychometric testing

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84855661423     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2011.602389     Document Type: Article

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