Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 207-215 , February 2006

Deficits in Upper-Limb Task Performance in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy as Defined by 3-Dimensional Kinematics

Presented in part to the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, April 2005, Portland, OR.

  • Anna H. Mackey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Anna H. Mackey, PhD, Dept of Surgery, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Sharon E. Walt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • N. Susan Stott, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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 Supported by the Decade of Bone and Joint and the Neurological Foundation, New Zealand.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)01338-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.10.023

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 207-215 , February 2006

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