Choice of incision for primary repair of unilateral complete cleft lip: A comparative study of outcomes in 796 patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 932-940

  Reddy, Gosla Srinivas ^a   Webb, Roger M ^a   Reddy, Rajgopal R ^a   Reddy, Likith V ^a   Thomas, Peter ^a   Markus, A F ^a  

^a 11 Redcliffe Gardens ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40549103528     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000299282.63111.3f     Document Type: Article

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