Cerebral Palsies: Epidemiology and Causal Pathways (Clinics in Developmental Medicine)

This is a new specialist reference on the most common physical disability--the cerebral palsies. It follows up on the authors' earlier work The Epidemiology of the Cerebral Palsies (1984). In this volume the authors explore

How best to study causes

How to use the massive amount of information available internationally

How to collect and analyze data

Trends in the cerebral palsies

New ways of thinking about causal pathways in the cerebral palsies that suggest possible new prevention pathways

The systematic management of the cerebral palsies. This is a timely update and an essential guide to good epidemiological research into cerebral palsies and related areas.