Pattern of cleft lip and palate in hospital-based population in Saudi Arabia: Retrospective study

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 592-596

  Aljohar, Aziza ^a   Ravichandran, Kandasamy ^a   Subhani, Shazia ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ARABS; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SYNDROME;

EID: 55949109695     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/06-246.1     Document Type: Article

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