Influence of surgeon's experience on speech outcome in cleft lip and palate

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9191, 1999, Pages 1697-1698

  Williams, A C ^a   Sandy, J R ^a   Thomas, S ^a   Sell, D ^c   Sterne, J A C ^b  

^a Division of Child Dental Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 0033552463     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03748-4     Document Type: Article

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