Life expectancy in cerebral palsy: an update

Life expectancy in cerebral palsy: an update

This paper clarifies and updates some issues of life expectancy in cerebral palsy. These are: (1) the definition of life expectancy and how it is calculated; (2) the secular trends that have occurred since the data for the 1998 paper were collected; (3) revised estimates reflecting improvements of s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Developmental medicine and child neurology 2008-07, Vol.50 (7), p.487-493
Hauptverfasser: Strauss, David, Brooks, Jordan, Rosenbloom, Lewis, Shavelle, Robert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Attrition (Research Studies)
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology
Developed Nations
Female
Humans
Life Expectancy - trends
Life Tables
Male
Middle Aged
Scientific Methodology
Sex Factors
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Zusammenfassung:This paper clarifies and updates some issues of life expectancy in cerebral palsy. These are: (1) the definition of life expectancy and how it is calculated; (2) the secular trends that have occurred since the data for the 1998 paper were collected; (3) revised estimates reflecting improvements of some of the analytical methods and statistics provided in that paper; (4) comparison of life expectancies among countries; (5) issues regarding quality of care; and (6) consideration of prospective life expectations in addition to current life expectancy.
ISSN:0012-1622
1469-8749
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03000.x