title: Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children and Youth in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
abstract: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a framework for describing health status; however, there is a gap in literature for supporting its use as a classification tool. The purpose of this paper is to provide a perspective on its use in describing children with cerebral palsy. The interconnected concepts of the ICF are more important than the classification elements itself. Further research is required to prove its use as a classification tool in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Program, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Correspondence to: Deepa Jeevanantham, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Program, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. djeevana@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Deepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jeevanantham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D038801:International Classification of Diseases