Maternal perspectives: Qualitative responses about perceived barriers to care among children with orofacial clefts in North Carolina

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 262-269

  Cassell, Cynthia H ^a   Mendez, Dara D ^b   Strauss, Ronald P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to care; Cleft lip palate; Maternal perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84864069231     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/09-235     Document Type: Article

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