The 'epidemic' of deformational plagiocephaly and the American academy of pediatrics' response

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 16, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Biggs, Wendy S ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Faculty of the Midland Family Practice Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; HELMET; HUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLAGIOCEPHALY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TORTICOLLIS;

EID: 7644230257     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008526-200410001-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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