Epidemiology of cleft lip and cleft palate in Pakistan

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1548-1555

  Elahi, Mohammed Mehboob ^a   Jackson, Ian T ^a   Elahi, Omar ^a   Khan, Ayesha H ^a   Mubarak, Fatima ^a   Tariq, Gul Bano ^a   Mitra, Amit ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; PARENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; CONSANGUINITY; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 2442621199     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000117184.77459.2B     Document Type: Article

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