Accurate assessment of drooling severity with the 5-minute drooling quotient in children with developmental disabilities
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AIM To describe the development and clinimetric properties of a new scale to evaluate changes in the impact of drooling in children with developmental disabilities. METHOD After examining the properties of potential items, 10 items were retained for inclusion in the final Drooling Impact Scale. The clinimetric properties of the scale were evaluated using data from two convenience samples of c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0012-1622
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04428.x