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Research Article

Selective motor control of the lower extremities in children with cerebral palsy: Inter-rater reliability of two tests

Dirk-Wouter Smits Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation, Nursing Science and Sports, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; NetChild Network for Childhood Disability Research in The Netherlands, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Annerieke C. van Groenestijn Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation, Nursing Science and Sports, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Marjolijn Ketelaar Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine Utrecht, Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation, Nursing Science and Sports, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; NetChild Network for Childhood Disability Research in The Netherlands, The Netherlands
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Vanessa A. Scholtes Department of Orthopedics, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jules G. Becher Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO Institute), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jan Willem Gorter CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Pages 258-265 | Received 04 Feb 2010, Accepted 15 Feb 2010, Published online: 14 Jul 2010

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