Fifteen-minute consultation: The infant with a tongue tie

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 127-129

  Bowley, Douglas M ^a   Arul, G Suren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOGLOSSIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEEDING DIFFICULTY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFANT FEEDING; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE; TONGUE TIE DIVISION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84908289724     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303908     Document Type: Article

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