title: Incidence of cleft lip and/or palate in Aichi prefecture. Comparison of the incidence in Aichi prefecture (1982-1987) with those data of other districts in Japan.
abstract: To determine the incidence of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in Aichi prefecture, 485,085 infants born between Jan. 1, 1982, and Dec. 31, 1987, were investigated. 385 infants (0.154%) were found to have these abnormalities; approximately 1.54/1000 live births. Of these infants the number of CL, CLP, and CP was 152 (34.0%), 212 (47.4%), and 83 (18.6%), respectively, (including 1981). These data were compared with those of other prefectures in Japan. The incidence of cleft lip and/or palate in Aichi prefecture was close to the mean for the whole country.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Natsume
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mutou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawai
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors