This paper discusses the definition and subclassification of cerebral palsy, its ascertainment, birth prevalence, and aetiology. Cerebral palsy is a description defined by clinical observation rather than a diagnosis informative about aetiology, pathology, or prognosis. As a disease entity it is aet
Biomarker epidemiology of cerebral palsy
β Scribed by Olaf Dammann; Alan Leviton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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