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

How to cite this article

APA /
Butali, A., Pagán-Rivera, K., Dawson, D. V., Munger, R., Eshete, M. A., Adeyemo, W. L. & Mossey, P. A. (2017). Descriptive epidemiology of orofacial clefts in Africa using data from 46,502 Smile Train surgeries. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 9(5), 114-121.
Chicago /
Azeez Butali, Keyla Pag&an-Rivera, Deborah V. Dawson, Ronald Munger, Mekonen A. Eshete, Wasiu L. Adeyemo and Peter A. Mossey. "Descriptive epidemiology of orofacial clefts in Africa using data from 46,502 Smile Train surgeries." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 9, no. 5 (2017): 114-121.
MLA /
Azeez Butali, et al. "Descriptive epidemiology of orofacial clefts in Africa using data from 46,502 Smile Train surgeries." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 9.5 (2017): 114-121.