Journal:
:iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology
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mohammad jafar golalipour gorgan congenital malformations research center, golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, iran.
nafiseh kaviany gorgan congenital malformations research center, golestan university of medical sciences, gorgan, iran.
mostafa qorbani department of epidemiology, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
elham mobasheri department of gynecology, gorgan congenital malformations research center, golestan university of medical, sciences, gorgan, iran.
introduction: a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate is one of the major congenital anomalies observed in newborns. this study explored the risk factors for oral clefts in gorgan, northern iran. materials and methods: this hospital-based case-control study was performed in three hospitals in gorgan, northern iran between april 2006 and december 2009. the case group contained 33 newborns wi...