Cleft Lip

References

Citations

  1. Kirschner RE, LaRossa D (2000). Cleft lip and cleft palate. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 33(6): 1191–1215.

  2. March of Dimes (2006). Pregnancy & newborn Health Education Center. Cleft lip and cleft palate. Available online: http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_1210.asp

  3. Lorente C, et al. (2000). Tobacco and alcohol risk during pregnancy and risk of oral clefts. Occupational Exposure and Congenital Malformation Working Group. American Journal of Public Health, 90(3): 415–419.

  4. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2003). Neural Tube defects. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 44. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 102, No. 1, pp 203–210.

Other Works Consulted

  • Golden AS (2001). Cleft lip and cleft palate. In RA Hoekelman et al., eds., Primary Pediatric Care, 4th ed., pp.1396–1398. St. Louis: Mosby.

  • Strong BE, Buckmiller LM (2001). Management of the cleft palate. Surgery of Congenital Facial Anomalies, 9(1): 15–25.

  • Sykes JM (2001). Management of the cleft lip deformity. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, 9(1): 37–50.

  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2005). Important change in SUSTIVA (efavirenz) package insert—Change from Pregnancy Category D to C. Available online: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2005/Sustiva_DHCPletter-061005.pdf.


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Author: Amy Fackler, MA
Carrie Henley
Last Updated: April 21, 2006
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
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