Predictors of referral to the North Carolina Child Service Coordination Program among infants with orofacial clefts

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-51

  Cassell, Cynthia H ^a,b   Meyer, Robert E ^a,b   Farel, Anita M ^b  

^a State Center for Health Statistics   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternity care coordination; Orofacial clefts; Referral to services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLEFT FACE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MEDICAID; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 33846238157     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/05-198     Document Type: Article

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