The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 623-629.e1 , November 2006

Association between sleep position and early motor Development

Presented in part at the Child Neurology Society Meeting in Ottawa, Canada, October 2004.

  • Annette Majnemer, PhD, OT(C)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Annette Majnemer, Montreal Children’s Hospital-MUHC, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Room A-509, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1P3 Canada.
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  • Ronald G. Barr, MDCM, FRCPC

Received 3 November 2005 ,Revised 23 February 2006 ,Accepted 9 May 2006.

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 This study was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and by Réseau Provincial de Recherche en Adaptation-Réadaptation.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00446-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.05.009

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 623-629.e1 , November 2006

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