COVID-19 related risk factors and their association with non-syndromic orofacial clefts in five Arab countries: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Heba Jafar Sabbagh (Author), Rana A. Alamoudi (Author), Mohammad Zeinalddin (Author), Taimoor Al Bulushi (Author), Ola B. Al-Batayneh (Author), Mamdouh A. AboulHassan (Author), Mohamed Koraitim (Author), Maryam Quritum (Author), Buthaina Almuqbali (Author), Sultan Musaad Alghamdi (Author), Shaimaa Mohsen Refahee (Author), Lateefa Alkharafi (Author), Fatemah Fahad Taqi (Author), Bader Albassam (Author), Mariam Ayed (Author), Alia Embaireeg (Author), Raqiya Alnahdi (Author), Mona Talal AlSharif (Author), Fatma Dawood Abdulhameed (Author), Aziza Johar Aljohar (Author), Najla Sulaiman Alrejaye (Author), Manal Ibrahim Almalik (Author), P S Viswapurna (Author), Tamara Al Halasa (Author), Maha El Tantawi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The environmental etiology of non-syndromic orofacial clefts (NSOFCs) is still under research. The aim of this case-control study is to assess COVID-19 associated factors that may be related to the risk of NSOFC in five Arab countries. These factors include COVID-19 infection, CO...