Long-term outcome of infants with positional occipital plagiocephaly

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1275-1283

  Steinbok, Paul ^a,b   Lam, David ^a   Singh, Swati ^a   Mortenson, Patricia A ^c   Singhal, Ashutosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Counter positioning; Headband; Occipital plagiocephaly; Orthotic; Outcome; Positional plagiocephaly

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; ESTHETICS; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANCY; LEARNING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORTHOSIS; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLAGIOCEPHALY, NONSYNOSTOTIC; POSTURE; SKULL; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648829059     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0373-y     Document Type: Article

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