Posterior plagiocephaly: Proactive conservative management

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-23

  O'Broin, E S ^a   Allcutt, D ^a   Earley, M J ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Lambdoid synostosis; Non synostotic plagiocephaly; Posterior plagiocephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL MALFORMATION; SLEEP; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032996896     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1997.3007     Document Type: Article

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