A review of seasonality of cleft births - The Brazil experience

• Main Authors: Sibele Nascimento de Aquino (Author), Renato Assis Machado (Author), Lívia Máris R. Paranaíba (Author), Daniella Reis B. Martelli (Author), Daniela Araújo Veloso Popoff (Author), Mário Sérgio O. Swerts (Author), Hercílio Martelli-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: Evaluate the seasonal influence in nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate (NSCL/P) in Brazilian patients. Methods: A case-control study, with 361 unrelated patients with NSCL/P and 481 healthy individuals, was done on a reference service for craniofacial deformities in Minas Gerais State, Brazil...