The central role of trunk control in the gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 351-357

  Curtis, Derek John ^a,b   Butler, Penny ^c   Saavedra, Sandy ^d   Bencke, Jesper ^a   Kallemose, Thomas ^a   Sonne Holm, Stig ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie ^e  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEGMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF TRUNK CONTROL; TRUNK CONTROL; BODY POSTURE; DISABILITY; INFANT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TORSO;

EID: 84925137503     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12641     Document Type: Article

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