Seasonal variation and regional distribution of cleft lip and palate in Zambia

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 533-538

  Elliott, Rachael Fels ^a,c   Jovic, Goran ^b   Beveridge, Massey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Cleft lip and palate; Seasonality; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURGEON;

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; ZAMBIA;

EID: 52249111389     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/07-086.1     Document Type: Article

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