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Research Article

Palatoplasty decreases the re-insertion rate of middle ear ventilation tube in cleft palate children – A population-based birth cohort study

Chii-Yuan HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ;School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; ;Department of Otolaryngology, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Yilan, Taiwan;
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Chuan-Song WuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ;College of Science and Engineering, and Graduate School of Business Administration, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chao-Hsiun TangSchool of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Mao-Che WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ;School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Ting-Yu KuoDepartment of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Tzong-Yang TuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; ;School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 768-774 | Received 18 Jan 2016, Accepted 03 Mar 2016, Published online: 12 Apr 2016

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