Critical Issues in Craniofacial Care: Quality of Life, Costs of Care, and Implications of Prenatal Diagnosis

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 427-432

  Strauss, Ronald P ^a   Cassell, Cynthia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; cost of care; craniofacial conditions; orofacial clefts; prenatal diagnosis; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLEFT FACE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DENTAL HEALTH; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450247403     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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