Quality of Life in Children With Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
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Quality of life in children with velopharyngeal insufficiency.
OBJECTIVE To determine if quality of life (QOL) is affected in children with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). DESIGN Interview and survey. SETTING Two university pediatric ambulatory centers. PARTICIPANTS This population-based sample included 58 children, aged 5 to 17 years, and their parents; 29 of the children were diagnosed as having VPI and 29 were age-matched normal controls. IN...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.133.3.224