The Risk of Orofacial Cleft Lip/Palate Due to Maternal Ambient Air Pollution Exposure: A Call for Further Research in South Africa

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Caradee Y. Wright (مؤلف), Thandi Kapwata (مؤلف), Bianca Wernecke (مؤلف), Helen Malherbe (مؤلف), Kurt-W Bütow (مؤلف), Natasha Naidoo (مؤلف), Rebecca M. Garland (مؤلف), Anzel de Lange (مؤلف), Gareth E. Murray (مؤلف), Operation Smile (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Ubiquity Press, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Despite being underreported, orofacial cleft lip/palate (CLP) remains in the top five of South Africa's most common congenital disorders. Maternal air pollution exposure has been associated with CLP in neonates. South Africa has high air pollution levels due to domestic burning prac...