Reliability of "modified timed up and go" test in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-100

  Dhote, Sanjivani N ^a   Khatri, Prema A ^b   Ganvir, Suvarna S ^a  

^a PDVVPF'S College of Physiotherapy   (India)

^b DATTA MEGHE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; intra rater reliability; timed up and go test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MODIFIED TIMED UP AND GO TEST; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84870156626     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.102564     Document Type: Article

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