Timeliness of Primary Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery

200969 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Cynthia H. Cassell · North Carolina Division of Public Health

Julie L. Daniels · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Robert E. Meyer · North Carolina Division of Public Health

Abstract

Most children with OFC in North Carolina born during this time period received primary cleft surgery within 18 months of life, but this varied by maternal demographics and other factors.

Topics & Keywords

Cleft Lip and Palate Research Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volume 46, Issue 6, pp. 588-597

DOI: 10.1597/08-154.1

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