Osteogenesis Imperfecta in Childhood: Impairment and Disability
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- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 99 (2) , e3
Abstract
Objective. To determine clinical characteristics in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) regarding impairment (range of joint motion and muscle strength) and disability (functional skills) in relation to the different types of the disease, and to study the correlation between characteristics of impairment and disability.Keywords
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