Craniosynostosis of the lambdoid suture

Seminars in Plastic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 138-143

  Rhodes, Jennifer L ^a   Tye, Gary W ^a   Fearon, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Craniofacial Center Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

lambdoid craniosynostosis; Mercedes Benz pattern craniosynostosis; posterior plagiocephaly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928562930     PISSN: 15352188     EISSN: 15360067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1384809     Document Type: Article

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