Knowledge and cultural beliefs about the etiology and management of orofacial clefts in Nigeria's major ethnic groups

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-334

  Oginni, Fadekemi O ^a   Asuku, Malachy E ^b   Oladele, Ayodeji O ^a   Obuekwe, Ozoemene N ^c   Nnabuko, Richard E ^d  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^d National Orthopedic Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Culture; Etiology; Orofacial clefts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT FACE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; OROFACIAL CLEFT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954263310     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/07-085.1     Document Type: Article

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