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Do lycra garments improve function and movement in children with cerebral palsy?
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Coghill, J. E. and Simkiss, Douglas E. (2010) Do lycra garments improve function and movement in children with cerebral palsy? Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol.95 (No.5). pp. 393-395. doi:10.1136/adc.2009.178624 ISSN 0003-9888.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.178624
Abstract
The mother of a 5-year-old boy with
athetoid cerebral palsy complains of
difficulties putting his Lycra suit on
each day. She is keen to know if it actually
helps improve his function and
movement.
STRUCTURED CLINICAL QUESTION
In children with cerebral palsy (population),
do Lycra garments (intervention)
improve function and posture
(outcome)?
SEARCH STRATEGY
The search was performed in October
2009.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Cerebral palsy -- Alternative treatment, Cerebral palsied -- Clothing, Spandex | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Archives of Disease in Childhood | ||||
Publisher: | BMJ Group | ||||
ISSN: | 0003-9888 | ||||
Official Date: | May 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.95 | ||||
Number: | No.5 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 393-395 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1136/adc.2009.178624 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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