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Delayed detection of cleft palate: an audit of newborn examination
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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Does delayed detection affect outcome?Show More
Dear Editor,
I read A. Habel, N Elhadi, B Sommerlad and J Powell's article with interest. This paper looked at several dimensions of the cleft palate detection process to try and detect how and why cleft palates were being missed during the neonatal clinical examination.
Having worked in a cleft palate regional centre I too have been alarmed by how many cleft palates are missed on the first day check and...
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