Journal article
Evaluating motor function in children with Down syndrome: validity of the GMFM
Abstract
The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) was developed and validated originally by Russell and colleagues as an evaluative assessment of gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The present study reports the results of reliability and validity testing of the GMFM for use with children with Down syndrome (DS). One hundred and twenty-three children with DS were assessed twice over a 6-month period, using the GMFM and the motor …
Authors
Russell D; Palisano R; Walter S; Rosenbaum P; Gemus M; Gowland C; Galuppi B; Lane M
Journal
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 693–701
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 1998
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.1998.tb12330.x
ISSN
0012-1622