Telemedicine as a means of effective speech evaluation for patients with cleft palate

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 415-417

  Whitehead, Elizabeth ^a   Dorfman, Valerie ^b   Tremper, Glendora ^c   Kramer, Amanda ^b,d   Sigler, Alicia ^e   Gosman, Amanda ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c South Bay Union School District   (United States)

^d global health research arm   (United States)

^e Hospital Infantil de Las Californias   (Mexico)

Author keywords

cleft lip and palate; international telemedicine; speech evaluation; speech therapy; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEXICO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858816153     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31823b6897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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