Health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy and their families

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 385-387

  Dobhal, Manjusha ^a   Juneja, Monica ^b   Jain, Rahul ^b   Sairam, Smitha ^b   Thiagarajan, D ^a  

^a SANTOSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral Palsy; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTEGRATION; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE CEREBRAL PALSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901338100     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-014-0414-z     Document Type: Article

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