Nonsurgical treatment of deformational plagiocephaly: A systematic review

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 719-727

  Xia, James J ^a,b,c   Kennedy, Kathleen A ^c   Teichgraeber, John F ^c   Wu, Kenneth Q ^e   Baumgartner, James B ^c,d   Gateno, Jaime ^a,b,c  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD REPOSITIONING THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOLDING HELMET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PLAGIOCEPHALY, NONSYNOSTOTIC; POSTURE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249111064     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.162.8.719     Document Type: Review

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