Seasonal variation in months of birth of patients with microtia in a Chinese population

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 782-784

  Liu, Lei ^a   Pan, Bo ^a   Lin, Lin ^a   Yu, Xiaobo ^a   Yang, Qinghua ^a   Zhao, Yanyong ^a   Zhuang, Hongxing ^a   Jiang, Haiyue ^a  

^a PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental factor; Etiology; Microtia; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIRTH; BIRTH MONTH; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR SURGERY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; WINTER;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH RATE; CHINA; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; EAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79955719404     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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