The relationship between orofacial clefts and material deprivation in Wales

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-207

  Durning, P ^a   Chestnutt, I G ^b,c   Morgan, M Z ^c   Lester, N J ^d  

^a CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and palate; Deprivation; Orofacial cleft; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOMOBILES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CROWDING; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN HEALTH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WALES;

EID: 33947268558     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/06-004.1     Document Type: Article

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