Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 12 , Pages 1972-1981 , December 2010

Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with syndromic craniosynostosis

  • Natalja Bannink

      Affiliations

    • Dutch Craniofacial Center, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Erasmus MC- Sophia Children's Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery, Sk-1202, P.O. box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31107036818; fax: +31107036844.
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  • Marianne Maliepaard

      Affiliations

    • Dutch Craniofacial Center, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Hein Raat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Koen F.M. Joosten

      Affiliations

    • Dutch Craniofacial Center, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Irene M.J. Mathijssen

      Affiliations

    • Dutch Craniofacial Center, Erasmus Medical Center Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Received 16 November 2009 ,Accepted 23 January 2010.

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☆ This research project was funded by the Carolien Bijl Foundation and sponsored by Trustfonds Erasmus University Rotterdam.

PII: S1748-6815(10)00071-9

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.01.036

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 12 , Pages 1972-1981 , December 2010

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