Effectiveness of ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip
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Effectiveness of ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) after the neonatal period. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Child health care centres. PARTICIPANTS Infants attending the child health care centres. INTERVENTIONS The intervention group (n = 5170) was screened by ultrasound at 1, 2, and 3 months of age. The control group...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.029496