Psychometric properties of outcome measures for children and adolescents with brachial plexus birth palsy: A systematic review

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1075-1088

  Bialocerkowski, Andrea ^a   O'shea, Kate ^b   Pin, Tamis W ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ACTIVE MOVEMENT SCALE; ARM MOVEMENT; ASSISTING HAND ASSESSMENT; BIRTH INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOTICS; PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INDEX; PEDIATRIC OUTCOMES DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84887605788     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12194     Document Type: Review

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