Intervention in the first weeks of life for infants born late preterm: A case series

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 194-203

  Dusing, Stacey C ^a   Lobo, Michele A ^b   Lee, Hui Min ^b   Galloway, James Cole ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm physiology; Biomechanics; Developmental disabilities; Early intervention; Family caregivers; Female; Male; Motor skills; Physical therapy methods; Postural balance; Preterm infants; Weight bearing physiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CASE REPORT; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY;

EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PARENTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84879156412     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3182888b86     Document Type: Article

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