Orthotic treatment protocols for plagiocephaly

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 16, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Larsen, Jeff ^a,b  

^a GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PLAGIOCEPHALY; SKULL DEVELOPMENT; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7644222944     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008526-200410001-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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