Descriptive epidemiology of oral clefts in a multiethnic population, Hawaii, 1986-2000

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 622-628

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a   Merz, Ruth D ^a  

^a Hawaii Birth Defects Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAWAII; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 8644259031     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/03-089.1     Document Type: Article

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