title: Cleft lip and palate: new directions for research.
abstract: In this personal essay, presented as the keynote address at the inaugural meeting of the Australasian Cleft Palate Association, the author provides an overview of what many might call "the state-of-the-art." But beyond that, the author also plots direction to our efforts so our science can progress.
authors.affiliation: Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McComb
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research