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Abstract
Being born with an orofacial cleft (OFC) can, due to an incomplete closure of the lip and/or palate, convey a deviant speech and/or deviant facial aesthetics, which may in turn increase the risk for poor psychological health later in life. Previous investigations have been based on small samples and self-reports, not distinguishing between the three different types of OFC: cleft lip (CL), CL and palate (CLP) and cleft palate only (CPO). We present a large population-based study, considering psychotropic drug use as a proxy for poor psychological health and distinguishing between three different types of OFC.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e005306 |
Journal | BMJ Open |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Psychology
- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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Social Pharmacoepidemiology
Merlo, J. (PI), Bjerkeli, P. (Researcher) & Zettermark, S. (Research student)
2010/11/01 → …
Project: Research
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Vulnerability from Handicap: Adolescent Mental Health using Epidemiological Data
Psouni, E. (Researcher), Merlo, J. (Researcher) & Dahlin, L. (Researcher)
2014/09/01 → 2018/06/15
Project: Research