Early identification and intervention in cerebral palsy

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Early identification and intervention in cerebral palsy. / Herskind, Anna; Greisen, Gorm; Nielsen, Jens Bo.

In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Vol. 57, No. 1, 2015, p. 29-36.

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Herskind, A, Greisen, G & Nielsen, JB 2015, 'Early identification and intervention in cerebral palsy', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12531

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Herskind, A., Greisen, G., & Nielsen, J. B. (2015). Early identification and intervention in cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 57(1), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12531

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Herskind A, Greisen G, Nielsen JB. Early identification and intervention in cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2015;57(1):29-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12531

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Herskind, Anna ; Greisen, Gorm ; Nielsen, Jens Bo. / Early identification and intervention in cerebral palsy. In: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. 2015 ; Vol. 57, No. 1. pp. 29-36.

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