Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspective

The congenital anomaly of cleft lips and palates is probably more misunderstood than most. The attitude of National Governments, medical professionals and society at large often ranges from unsympathetic to callous. Luckily this is changing and bringing more cleft affected people back into the mains...

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Main Author: Satish Kalra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
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Online Access:http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=100;epage=103;aulast=Kalra
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spelling doaj-373d65add9304749ab78964f9c0038082021-01-08T03:50:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies2348-21252348-36442014-01-011210010310.4103/2348-2125.137901Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspectiveSatish KalraThe congenital anomaly of cleft lips and palates is probably more misunderstood than most. The attitude of National Governments, medical professionals and society at large often ranges from unsympathetic to callous. Luckily this is changing and bringing more cleft affected people back into the mainstream than at any other time in history. But there′s still a long way to go.http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=100;epage=103;aulast=Kalraattitudescleftssociety
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author Satish Kalra
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Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspective
Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
attitudes
clefts
society
author_facet Satish Kalra
author_sort Satish Kalra
title Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspective
title_short Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspective
title_full Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspective
title_fullStr Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspective
title_full_unstemmed Cleft lips and palates: A societal perspective
title_sort cleft lips and palates: a societal perspective
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies
issn 2348-2125
2348-3644
publishDate 2014-01-01
description The congenital anomaly of cleft lips and palates is probably more misunderstood than most. The attitude of National Governments, medical professionals and society at large often ranges from unsympathetic to callous. Luckily this is changing and bringing more cleft affected people back into the mainstream than at any other time in history. But there′s still a long way to go.
topic attitudes
clefts
society
url http://www.jclpca.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2125;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=100;epage=103;aulast=Kalra
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