Suitability of north star ambulatory assessment in young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 14-18

  De Sanctis, Roberto ^a   Pane, Marika ^a   Sivo, Serena ^a   Ricotti, Valeria ^b   Baranello, Giovanni ^c   Frosini, Silvia ^d   Mazzone, Elena ^a   Bianco, Flaviana ^a   Fanelli, Lavinia ^a   Main, Marion ^b   Corlatti, Alice ^c   D'Amico, Adele ^e   Colia, Giulia ^e   Scalise, Roberta ^a   Palermo, Concetta ^a   Alfonsi, Chiara ^a   Tritto, Giovanna ^a   Romeo, Domenico M ^a   Graziano, Alessandra ^a   Battini, Roberta ^d   Morandi, Lucia ^c   Bertini, Enrico ^e   Muntoni, Francesco ^b   Mercuri, Eugenio ^a   more..

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^d DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^e BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; North star ambulatory assessment; Outcome measure; Typically developing boys

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ITALY; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH STAR AMBULATORY ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE TEST; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84919683240     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: 18732364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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