title: Cleft palate rehabilitation: interim strategies in Indonesia.
abstract: The following is a discussion of the formidable obstacles to cleft palate rehabilitation in Indonesia, including frequent feeding deaths, lack of timely surgery, lack of speech therapists, and lack of follow-up opportunities. It describes the work of a remarkable group of Indonesian professionals who, along with a few interested Western associates, are searching for ways to provide treatment and care for needy patients with cleft lip and palate. It details the various strategies being attempted to overcome some of these obstacles.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Willcox
mesh_terms: D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000191:economics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003906:Developing Countries; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008493:Medical Missions; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D013483:Superstitions; D017664:Uncompensated Care