Prevention of orofacial clefts: Does pregnancy planning have a role?

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 244-250

  Mossey, Peter A ^a   Davies, Janet A ^a   Little, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control study; Maternal smoking; Orofacial clefts; Planned pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEFT LIP FACE PALATE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248325950     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/06-002     Document Type: Article

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