Cleft lip and palate surgery in Kumasi, Ghana: 2001-2005

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1376-1379

  Donkor, Peter ^a   Bankas, Daniel Owusu ^b   Agbenorku, Pius ^a   Plange Rhule, Gyikua ^a   Ansah, Samuel K ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and palate; Ghana; Review; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GHANA; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATING ROOM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36048932998     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000246504.09593.e4     Document Type: Article

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