An update on the prevalence of cerebral palsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 509-519

  Oskoui, Maryam ^a   Coutinho, Franzina ^a   Dykeman, Jonathan ^b   Jetté, Nathalie ^b   Pringsheim, Tamara ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONSANGUINITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84876832384     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12080     Document Type: Review

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