Prevalence of cerebral palsy in Quebec: Alternative approaches

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 264-268

  Oskoui, M ^a   Joseph, L ^b   Dagenais, L ^a   Shevell, M ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cerebral palsy; Prevalence; Registry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

BAYES THEOREM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84873052116     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345120     Document Type: Article

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