International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 993-997 , July 2009

Cleft lip and palate treatment of 530 children over a decade in a single centre

  • I.M. Vlastos

      Affiliations

    • Center of Craniofacial Anomalies, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital of Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 26 Kiprion Agoniston, Dasos Haidariou, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 6976141680; fax: +30 2105811832.
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  • E. Koudoumnakis

      Affiliations

    • Center of Craniofacial Anomalies, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital of Athens, Greece
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  • M. Houlakis

      Affiliations

    • Center of Craniofacial Anomalies, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital of Athens, Greece
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  • M. Nasika

      Affiliations

    • Center of Craniofacial Anomalies, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital of Athens, Greece
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  • M. Griva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Phoniatrics, Aghia Sophia Children Hospital of Athens, Greece
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  • E. Stylogianni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Athens, Greece

Received 22 January 2009 ,Revised 26 March 2009 ,Accepted 28 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.03.027

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 73, Issue 7 , Pages 993-997 , July 2009

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