Is gravidity 4+ a risk factor for oral clefts? A case-control study in eight South American countries using structural equation modeling

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 591-596

  Gili, Juan Antonio ^a   Poletta, Fernando Adrián ^a   Campãna, Hebe ^c   Comas, Beĺen ^a   Pawluk, Mariela ^c   Rittler, Monica ^b   Ĺopez Camelo, Jorge Santiago ^a,c  

^a CEMIC   (Argentina)

^b Mental Health Section   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cleft lip with or without cleft palate; ECLAMC; Gravidity 4+; Matched case control; South America; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONSANGUINITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MULTIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; PREGNANCY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84883634246     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/11-320     Document Type: Article

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