Birth prevalence of cleft lip and palate in Northern Ireland (1981 to 2000)

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-147

  Gregg, T A ^a   Leonard, A G ^a   Hayden, C ^a   Howard, K E ^a   Coyle, C F ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Database; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO;

BIRTH RATE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STILLBIRTH; SYNDROME;

EID: 41149125567     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/06-045.1     Document Type: Article

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