Chronic Conditions in Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Brunel University London, Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, London, England.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Mark D Peterson et al. JAMA. 2015.

. 2015 Dec 1;314(21):2303-5.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.11025.

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
² Brunel University London, Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, London, England.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Disclosures

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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