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AAP Grand Rounds 11:10-11 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

PLASTIC SURGERY

Socioeconomics and Orofacial Clefts

Source: Clark JD, Mossey PA, Sharp L, et al. Socioeconomic status and orofacial clefts in Scotland, 1989 to 1998. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2003;40:481–485.[Medline]

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The objective of this 10-year study by researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen and Dundee was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status and orofacial clefts (OFC) in Scotland. Eight hundred thirty-four births with OCF were identified from a nationwide cleft registry and compared with the total of 603,825 live births in Scotland during the same period. Socioeconomic status for each child was determined from the address of the mother at birth, using a census-based . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Fernando D. Burstein, MD, FACS, FAAP
The Center for Craniofacial Disorders, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA