Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Selected References

Preventive Health Care, 2001 update: Screening and Management of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Newborns

Prepared  by Hema Patel, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

These recommendations were finalized by the Task Force in February 1999.

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