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. 1998 Jan;33(1):33-5.

[An epidemiological survey of cleft lip and cleft palate in Fujian province]

[Article in Chinese]
S Chen  1 , J Chen, L He
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  • PMID: 11774675

[An epidemiological survey of cleft lip and cleft palate in Fujian province]

[Article in Chinese]
S Chen et al. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 1998 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: To find out the incidence of cleft lip and cleft palate in Fujian provice and to analysis the factors of its deformity.

Methods: From Oct. 1986 to Dec. 1992, the birth defect monitoring was carried out in 22 hospitals in Fujian province.

Results: It was found that there were 204 cases of cleft lip (CL) and cleft palate (CP) in 139,882 perinatals. The incidence rate of CL and/or CP was 1.46@1000. Annual incidence rate of CL and/or CP had not found any significant change.

Conclusion: Among the 204 cases 28 had other deformities. The incidence rate of CL and/or CP related to maternal age, birth order, smoking factors were studied.

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