Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1564-1567 , December 2009

Distraction rate and latency: factors in the outcome of paediatric maxillary distraction

Received 10 April 2008 ,Accepted 6 June 2008.

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PII: S1748-6815(08)00785-7

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.045

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1564-1567 , December 2009