Furlow palatoplasty for management of velopharyngeal insufficiency: A prospective study of 148 consecutive patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-80

  Perkins, Jonathan A ^a   Lewis, Charlotte W ^a   Gruss, Joseph S ^a   Eblen, Linda E ^a   Sie, Kathleen C Y ^a,b  

^a Mail Stop CH 62 ^*

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21744446861     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000169694.29082.69     Document Type: Article

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