Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 116-121 , June 2007

Craniofacial Anomalies and Quality of Life

  • Charlotte Prahl

      Affiliations

    • Private practitioner and part-time member of staff, Department of Orthodontics, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Charlotte Prahl, DDS, Edin, Department of Orthodontics, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam ACTA, Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Phone: +31-20-5188415
    • ,
  • Birte Prahl-Andersen

      Affiliations

    • Emeritus Professor and former Chair, Department of Orthodontics, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam ACTA, Amsterdam, and Former Head of the Orthodontic Department, Dijkzigt University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2007.03.007

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 116-121 , June 2007

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