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2. Bialocerkowski AE, Vladusic SL, Wei Ng C. Prevalence, risk factors, and natural history of positional plagiocephaly: a systematic review. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2008;50(8):577-86.

3. Bialocerkowski AE, Vladusic SL, Howell SM. Conservative interventions for positional plagiocephaly: a systematic review. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 2005;47(8):563-70.

4. van Vlimmeren LA, van der Graaf Y, Boere-Boonekamp MM, L’Hoir MP, Helders PJ, Engelbert RH. Risk factors for deformational plagiocephaly at birth and at 7 weeks of age: a prospective cohort study. Pediatrics. 2007;119(2):e408-18.

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6. Hutchison BL, Thompson JMD, Mitchell EA. Determinants of Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Case-Control Study. Pediatrics. 2003;112(4):e316.

7. Hutchison BL, Hutchison LAD, Thompson JMD, Mitchell EA. Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly in the First Two Years of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2004;114(4):970-80.

8. Lima D. The Management of Deformational Plagiocephaly: A Review of the Literature. JPO: Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. 2004;16(4):S9-S14.

9. McKinney CM, Cunningham ML, Holt VL, Leroux B, Starr JR. A case-control study of infant, maternal and perinatal characteristics associated with deformational plagiocephaly. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2009;23(4):332-45.

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11. Peitsch WK, Keefer CH, LaBrie RA, Mulliken JB. Incidence of cranial asymmetry in healthy newborns. Pediatrics. 2002;110(6):e72.

12. Miller RI, Clarren SK. Long-term developmental outcomes in patients with deformational plagiocephaly. Pediatrics. 2000;105(2):E26.

13. Kordestani RK, Patel S, Bard DE, Gurwitch R, Panchal J. Neurodevelopmental delays in children with deformational plagiocephaly. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2006;117(1):207-18; discussion 19-20.

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15. Gill D, Walsh J. PLAGIOCEPHALY, BRACHYCEPHALY AND CRANIAL ORTHOTIC DEVICES: MISSHAPEN HEADS AND HELMETS. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2008;93(9):805-7.

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17. American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death S. The changing concept of sudden infant death syndrome: diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk. Pediatrics. 2005;116(5):1245-55.

18. Saeed NR, Wall SA, Dhariwal DK. Management of positional plagiocephaly. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2008;93(1):82-4.

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23. Australian Physiotherapy Association. How to protect the head shape of your baby. In: Australian Physiotherapy Association, Endorsed by SIDS & Kids and Royal Children’s Hospital, editors. Pamphlet. Melbourne2005.

24. Golden KA, Beals SP, Littlefield TR, Pomatto JK. Sternocleidomastoid imbalance versus congenital muscular torticollis: their relationship to positional plagiocephaly. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal: Official Publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. 1999;36(3):256-61.

25. Rogers GF. Deformational plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and scaphocephaly. Part I: terminology, diagnosis, and etiopathogenesis. J Craniofac Surg. 2011;22(1):9-16.

26. Pogliani L, Cerini C, Vivaldo T, Duca P, Zuccotti GV. Deformational plagiocephaly at birth: an observational study on the role of assisted reproductive technologies. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014;27(3):270-4.