Symptomatic asymmetry in very young infants: A Delphi study on the development of a screening instrument

@article{Nuysink2011SymptomaticAI,
  title={Symptomatic asymmetry in very young infants: A Delphi study on the development of a screening instrument},
  author={Jacqueline Nuysink and I. C. van Haastert and Tim Takken and Paul J. M. Helders},
  journal={Physiotherapy Theory and Practice},
  year={2011},
  volume={27},
  pages={194 - 212},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:21627391}
}
A differential diagnostic screening instrument, containing a classification scheme, the CDC for differential diagnostics, and a list of “red flags” was established on the basis of literature search and expert consensus.
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