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Maternal oral health status and preterm low birth weight at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania: a case-control study

BACKGROUND: The study examined the relationship between oral health status (periodontal disease and carious pulpal exposure (CPE)) and preterm low-birth-weight (PTLBW) infant deliveries among Tanzanian-African mothers at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), Tanzania. METHODS: A retrospective case-cont...

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Autores principales: Mumghamba, Elifuraha GS, Manji, Karim P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1924845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17594498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-7-8