Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Descriptive epidemiology of orofacial clefts in Africa using data from 46,502 Smile Train surgeries

Azeez Butali
  • Azeez Butali
  • Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Keyla Pagán-Rivera
  • Keyla Pagán-Rivera
  • Division of Biostatistics and Research Design, Dows Research Institute, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Deborah V. Dawson
  • Deborah V. Dawson
  • Division of Biostatistics and Research Design, Dows Research Institute, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Ronald Munger
  • Ronald Munger
  • School of Public Health, Utah State University, United States
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Mekonen A. Eshete
  • Mekonen A. Eshete
  • Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Wasiu L. Adeyemo
  • Wasiu L. Adeyemo
  • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Peter A. Mossey
  • Peter A. Mossey
  • Department of Orthodontics, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
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  •  Received: 19 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 16 February 2017
  •  Published: 30 May 2017

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