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Temporal trend in the reported birth prevalence of cleft lip and/or cleft palate in Brazil, 2000 to 2013.

Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães AbreuKyu Ha LeeDaniela Varela LuquettiJacqueline Rose Starr
Published in: Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology (2016)
In recent years, there appears to be an upward trend in the reported prevalence of CL/P in Brazil, confined to the less developed regions of the country. The increase likely reflects improved surveillance; whether it also reflects etiologic differences is unknown. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 106:789-792, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • gestational age
  • public health
  • preterm birth