Context-based interventions for functionality and social participation in children with cerebral palsy: a scoping review

Lina Giccela Suarez Muñoz; Simon Pestana Montoya; Luis David García-Basto; Nidia Johana Arias Becerra

doi:10.2478/advrehab-2026-0004

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Context-based interventions for functionality and social participation in children with cerebral palsy: a scoping review

Advances in Rehabilitation

Volume 40 (2026): Issue 1 (March 2026)

By: Lina Giccela Suarez Muñoz , Simon Pestana Montoya , Luis David García-Basto and Nidia Johana Arias Becerra

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/advrehab-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1734-4948

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Language: English

Page range: 54 - 68

Submitted on: Jul 1, 2025

Accepted on: Nov 13, 2025

Published on: Mar 31, 2026

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