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Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics Volume 13, 1993 - Issue 2
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Original Article

The Reliability and Validity of the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test

Carol DeMatteo Occupational Therapist, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Law Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy and the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, and Research Associate, Occupational Therapy, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals
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Dianne Russell Research Coordinator, Neurodevelopmental Clinical Research Unit, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals
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Nancy Pollock Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, McMaster University, and Research Manager, Occupational Therapy, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals
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Peter Rosenbaum Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario
&
Stephen Walter Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Pages 1-18 | Published online: 29 Jul 2009

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