Classification in childhood disability: Focusing on function in the 21st century

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1036-1045

  Rosenbaum, Peter ^a   Eliasson, Ann Christin ^b   Hidecker, Mary Jo Cooley ^c   Palisano, Robert J ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFCS; childhood disability; functional classification; GMFCS; MACS

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNICATION FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANUAL ABILITY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY; HANDICAPPED CHILD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; HUMANS;

EID: 84904673192     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073814533008     Document Type: Review

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