A prospective, longitudinal study of growth, nutrition and sedentary behaviour in young children with cerebral palsy

Background. Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood, occurring in one in 500 children. It is caused by a static brain lesion in the neonatal period leading to a range of activity limitations. Oral motor and swallowing dysfunction, poor nutritional status and poor...

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Main Authors: Bell, K., Boyd, Roslyn, Tweedy, S., Weir, K., Stevenson, R., Davies, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8730