doi: 10.7763/IJIMT.2010.V1.7
Use Of Pediatric Evaluation Of Disability Inventory For Functional Assessment InPrematurely Born Indian Children- A Community Based Study
Ganesan.S
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- Kasturba Medical College, Mangalor, India. (A Constituent College of Manipal University)
Abstract
India has a varied socio-economic, demographic factors and health care facilities that affect the morbidity &mortality among vulnerable children especially the preterm born children. The objective of the study was to compare the functional assessment of children of age 5-7.5 years who were born preterm with the children born at term using the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). This was across sectional, community based survey. The results showed that children of age 5-7.5 years who were born preterm were significantly low in the functional skills when compared to their peers who were born at term.
Keywords
- Functional
- Assessment;
- Preterm;
- Paediatric
- Evaluation
- of
- Disability
- Inventory
How to Cite
Ganesan.S, Shenoy U.V, Raghuveer C.V, Asha Kamath, and Unnikrishnan, "Use Of Pediatric Evaluation Of Disability Inventory For Functional Assessment InPrematurely Born Indian Children- A Community Based Study," International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 35-38, 2010. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIMT.2010.V1.7
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