Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , January 2010

Urban-Rural Residence and the Occurrence of Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Texas, 1999-2003

  • Lynne C. Messer, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Policy, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Lynne C. Messer; Health Inequalities Program, Center for Health Policy, Duke Global Health Institute; 2812 Erwin Rd., Suite 403, Room 459, Durham NC 27705. Tel: (919) 613-5462. Fax: (919) 613-5466.
    • ,
  • Thomas J. Luben, PhD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hyattsville, MD
    • ,
  • Pauline Mendola, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD
    • ,
  • Susan E. Carozza, PhD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Oregon State University, Corvallis
    • ,
  • Scott A. Horel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station
    • ,
  • Peter H. Langlois, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin

Received 11 May 2009 ,Accepted 19 September 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00318-4

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.09.006

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 32-39 , January 2010

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