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. 2014 Nov;100(11):895-904.
doi: 10.1002/bdra.23329. Epub 2014 Nov 14.

Birth defects data from population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States, 2007 to 2011: highlighting orofacial clefts

Cara T Mai  1 , Cynthia H Cassell, Robert E Meyer, Jennifer Isenburg, Mark A Canfield, Russel Rickard, Richard S Olney, Erin B Stallings, Meredith Beck, S Shahrukh Hashmi, Sook Ja Cho, Russell S Kirby; National Birth Defects Prevention Network
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Birth defects data from population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States, 2007 to 2011: highlighting orofacial clefts

Cara T Mai et al. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

© 2014 The Authors Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: birth defects; orofacial clefts; population-based surveillance.

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FIGURE 1
Prevalence of orofacial clefts by maternal race/ethnicity, 29 U.S. states, 2007 to 2011.
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FIGURE 2
Prevalence of orofacial clefts by maternal age (years), 29 U.S. states, 2007 to 2011.
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