Medical management of children with achondroplasia: Evaluation of an Australasian cohort aged 0-5 years

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 443-449

  Ireland, Penelope J ^a,c   Johnson, Sarah ^c   Donaghey, Samantha ^c   Johnston, Leanne ^a   Ware, Robert S ^b,d   Zankl, Andreas ^e   Pacey, Verity ^f   Ault, Jenny ^f   Savarirayan, Ravi ^h   Sillence, David ^g   Thompson, Elizabeth ⁱ   Townshend, Sharron ^j   McGill, James ^c  

^a School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation   (Australia)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^h ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

achondroplasia; allied health personnel; management; medical practice

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROSURGEON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SHUNTING; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ACHONDROPLASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861201357     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02255.x     Document Type: Review

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