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Cleft Palate


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References

Citations

  1. Cunningham M (2003). Cleft lip and cleft palate section of Birth defects, malformations, syndromes. In CD Rudolph, AM Rudolph, eds., Rudolph's Pediatrics, 21st ed., pp. 748–753. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2003, reaffirmed 2008). Neural tube defects. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 44. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(1): 203–210.

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Last Updated: May 13, 2011
Medical Review:
John Pope, MD - Pediatrics

Donald R. Mintz, MD - Otolaryngology


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