National Health Care Network for children with oral clefts: organization, functioning, and preliminary outcomes

• Published in: Archivos argentinos de pediatría Vol. 116; no. 1; pp. e26 - e33
• Main Authors: Cassinelli, Agustina, Pauselli, Nadia, Piola, Agustina, Martinelli, Claudia, Alves de Azeved, José L, Bidondo, María P, Groisman, Boris, Barbero, Pablo, Liascovich, Rosa, Sala, Ana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Argentina 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child Health Services - organization & administration; Child, Preschool; Cleft Lip - surgery; Cleft Palate - surgery; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Treatment Outcome; Networks; Congenital anomalies; Public health; Orofacial cleft

Oral clefts are major congenital anomalies that may affect the lip and/or palate, and that may also involve the nose and nostrils. In Argentina, their prevalence is approximately 15 per 10 000 births. In 2015, the Ministry of Health of Argentina created a national health care network for children wi...