Psychological and Social Aspects of CL/P in the Developing World, Including Implications of Late Surgery or No Surgery

Management of Cleft Lip and Palate in the Developing World

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 159-170

  Bradbury, Eileen ^a   Habel, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs about causation; Cleft influencing experience and perceptions of an individual; Coming to terms with disability; Cost of surgery to family; Educational prospects according to age at surgery; Employment prospects poor in unoperated adults with cleft; Post operative assessment; Psychological and social aspects of cleft palate; Responses of community; Surgical prioritization

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449118655     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988244.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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