Incidence of orofacial clefts in the Slovak Republic

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 122-125

  Macháčová, Erika ^a   Bánsky, Roman ^a   Špaleková, Margita ^a   Guzanin, Štefan ^b   Sabovčík, Robert ^b   Slobodník, Ladislav ^c  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c Fakultna nemocnica s poliklinikou FD Roosevelta Banska Bystrica   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Incidence; Live births; Orofacial clefts; Slovakia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT FACE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 33748944525     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3387     Document Type: Article

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