The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 451-452 , October 2008

The Challenge of Cerebral Palsy Classification: The ELGAN Study

  • Pasquale J. Accardo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Pasquale J. Accardo, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Division of General Pediatrics, 9000 Stony Point Parkway, Second Floor, PO Box 980304, Richmond, VA 23235
    • ,
  • Alexander H. Hoon Jr, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Phelps Center for Cerebral Palsy and Neurodevelopmental Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland

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PII: S0022-3476(08)00474-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.046

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 451-452 , October 2008

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