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Research Article

Reference Centiles to Monitor the 6-minute-walk Test in Ambulant Children with Cerebral Palsy and Identification of Effects after Rehabilitation Utilizing Whole-body Vibration

Kyriakos Martakisa Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Centre of Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne, Germany;b Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;c Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, School CAPHRI, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands;d Department of Pediatric Neurology, Social Pediatrics and Epileptology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and UKGM, Giessen, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christina Starkb Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;e Cologne Centre for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (CCMB), University of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4247-0679View further author information
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Mirko Rehbergb Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;f Centre for Rare Skeletal Diseases in Childhood, University of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyView further author information
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Oliver Semlerb Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;f Centre for Rare Skeletal Diseases in Childhood, University of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyView further author information
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Ibrahim Durana Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Centre of Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4044-8822View further author information
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Eckhard Schoenaua Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Centre of Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne, Germany;b Medical Faculty and University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;e Cologne Centre for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (CCMB), University of Cologne, Cologne, GermanyView further author information
Pages 45-55 | Received 17 Jun 2019, Accepted 14 May 2020, Published online: 21 Jun 2020

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