Clinical and epidemiologic studies of nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate in China: Analysis of 4268 cases

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 264-269

  Meng, Tian ^a   Shi, Bing ^a   Zheng, Qian ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Li, Sheng ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft lip with cleft palate; Isolated cleft palate; Nonsyndromic; Statistical study

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD GROUP A; CHINA; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEX ROLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWINS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CHINA; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748279826     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000221623.15710.b9     Document Type: Review

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