Pediatric Neurology
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 347-352 , November 2009

Interexaminer Reliability of Amiel-Tison Neurological Assessments

  • Marie-Noëlle Simard, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Research Center of University Hospital Center (CHU) Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Jean Lambert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Christian Lachance, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Research Center of University Hospital Center (CHU) Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • François Audibert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Research Center of University Hospital Center (CHU) Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Julie Gosselin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
    • Research Center of University Hospital Center (CHU) Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Gosselin; School of Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine; University of Montreal; C.P. 6128; Succ Centre-Ville; Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.

Received 12 November 2008 ,Accepted 28 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2009.05.010

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 347-352 , November 2009

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