Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1161-1169 , September 2006

Effects of a Postoperative Resistive Exercise Program on the Knee Extension and Flexion Torque in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Presented in part to the European College of Sport Science, 2004, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

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 Supported by the Department for Science Research and Arts of the State of Baden-Württemberg and Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.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(06)00465-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.05.014

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 9 , Pages 1161-1169 , September 2006

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