Long-term stability of postpalatoplasty perceptual speech ratings: A prospective study

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 246-251

  Witt, Peter D ^a,c   Cohen, Daniel T ^a   Muntz, Harlan R ^a   Grames, Lynn Marty ^a   Pilgram, Thomas K ^b   Marsh, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LONG TERM CARE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

AGE FACTORS; CLEFT PALATE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; PALATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032845647     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199909000-00004     Document Type: Article

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