Outcome measure for paediatric rehabilitation: use of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM). A pilot study in Chinese children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
PURPOSE: To study the use of Functional Independence Measure for children (WeeFIM) in monitoring neurorehabilitation programmes for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. METHODS: The neurorehabilitation team of the Children's Habilitation Institute of the Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital...
| Publicado en: | Pediatric Rehabilitation Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 21 - 29 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan-Mar99
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