Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 427-432 , November 2009

Critical Issues in Craniofacial Care: Quality of Life, Costs of Care, and Implications of Prenatal Diagnosis

  • Ronald P. Strauss, DMD, PhD
    • ,
  • Cynthia H. Cassell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Cynthia Cassell, PhD, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001.

Received 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 6 , Pages 427-432 , November 2009

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