Assisted feeding is more reliable for infants with clefts - A randomized trial

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 262-268

  Shaw, William C ^a   Bannister, R Patricia ^b   Roberts, Christopher T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and palate; Feeding; Nutrition; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BOTTLE FEEDING; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL BONE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032906834     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(1999)036<0262:AFIMRF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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