British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 554-560 , October 2008

Anthropometric study of the upper lip of 1500 healthy children in Chengdu, Western China

  • Lu-ying Zhu

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China
    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China
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  • Tian Meng

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China
    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. No. 14, Section 3, Ren Min Nan Road, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China. Tel.: +86 28 61153005; fax: +86 28 85502570.
    • ,
  • Bing Shi

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China
    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. No. 14, Section 3, Ren Min Nan Road, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China. Tel.: +86 28 61153005; fax: +86 28 85502570.
    • ,
  • Dian-zhi Deng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, The People's Republic of China

,Accepted 21 February 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00083-1

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.02.014

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 7 , Pages 554-560 , October 2008

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