What's in a Name?—A Scoping Review of Published Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair Techniques
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Authors
- Alexander T. Plonkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9053-9840)
- Priyanka Naidu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1112-9606)
- William P. Magee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-2432)
- Caroline A. Yao
- Rachel Donaldson
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Operation PAR (US)
- Smile Train (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656261480202
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00