Clinical Classification of Positional Plagiocephaly

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 368-372

  Argenta, Louis ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial deformity; Plagiocephaly; Posterior brachiocephaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; EXTERNAL EAR; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACIAL BONE; HELMET; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNICATION; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; EAR, EXTERNAL; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FACIAL BONES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042782611     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200405000-00004     Document Type: Article

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