The Relationship between Age and Speech Improvement in the Patients Performed Pharyngeal Flap for Correction of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction |
Kim, Kyoung-Hoon
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University)
Bae, Yong-Chan (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Nam, Su-Bong (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Choi, Soo-Jong (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) Kang, Cheol-Uk (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University) |
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