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Author: Sally J. Peterson-Falzone
Published: August 2000
Publisher: Mosby, Incorporated
ISBN: 0815131534
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 432

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Cleft Palate Speech

This text encompasses what clefts are and how they canbe treated from the standpoint of the speech pathologist. The authorsintroduce the reader to what a cleft is, including anatomy andembryology perspectives, and then build up to diagnosis andtreatment. The book is written as a text and reference forundergraduate and graduate students of speech, and is intended to helpnew clinicians avoid mistakes. These objectives are met by the authorsand the book is good text for those dealing with patients withcleft. The target audience of students and practitioners will behelped by this text, but it should not be limited to this audience. All medical professionals working with children, dealing with patientswith clefts, or just interested in learning more will benefit from thisbook. The authors come from respectable programs and many of themhave not only dealt with patients with clefts in their work but havepublished research in the area. They cover clefts in their entiretyincluding the types, embryology, pathophysiology, anatomy, treatment --both surgical and speech therapy -- and psychosocial-educationalimplications. The book is set up in an easy to read fashion in whicheach chapter is a building block for the next. The book contains alarge amount of photographs that give the reader both betterunderstanding and visualization of the concepts. Though many subjectsare covered in great detail, there are several things that are skimmedover. The authors do an excellent job of presenting cleft palate inan organized fashion that is easy to read and can be used by theirtargeted population. It is a great addition not just for the speechtherapist, but for the entire medical field. Peterson-Falzone, Sally J., PhD (UCSF); Hardin-Jones, Mary A., PhD (Indiana Univ); Karnell, Michael P., PhD (Univ of Iowa) Click to compare book prices for Cleft Palate Speech Cleft Palate Speech

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