Helmets for positional skull deformities: A good idea, or not?

dc.contributor.author	Rowland, Kate	eng
dc.contributor.author	Das, Nil	eng
dc.contributor.other	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.date.issued	2015	eng
dc.description.abstract	Helmets for positional skull deformities: A good idea, or not? Probably not. Helmets appear to be no more effective than waiting for natural skull growth to correct the shape of an infant's head. Practice Changer: Do not recommend helmet therapy for positional skull deformity in infants and children. Wearing a helmet causes adverse effects but does not alter the natural course of head growth.	eng
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10355/44876
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Priority Updates to Research Literature (PURLs) (2015)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of family practice, 64, no. 01 (January 2015): 45-46.	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject.other	Positional skull deformities	eng
dc.subject.other	Infants	eng
dc.subject.other	Helmets	eng
dc.title	Helmets for positional skull deformities: A good idea, or not?	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

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