Treatment outcome in unilateral cleft lip and palate evaluated with the GOSLON yardstick: A meta-analysis of 1236 patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1255-1262

  Nolet, Pieter J P M ^a   Katsaros, Christos ^a   Van't Hof, Martin A ^a   Kuijpers Jagtman, Anne Marie ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOFT PALATE; SURGEON; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH ARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26844442578     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000181652.84855.a3     Document Type: Article

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