Clinical evaluation processes and procedures for the orthotic treatment of infants with deformational plagiocephaly

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 16, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Fish, Deanna ^a  

^a Orthomerica Products Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOTICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLAGIOCEPHALY;

EID: 7644227412     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008526-200410001-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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