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Determinants of periodontal health in pregnant women and association with infants’ anthropometric status: a prospective cohort study from Eastern Uganda

BACKGROUND: Preterm-low birth weight delivery is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in sub Saharan Africa and has been linked to poor periodontal health during pregnancy. This study investigated predisposing and enabling factors as determinants of oral health indicators in pregnancy as...

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Autores principales: Wandera, Margaret, Åstrøm, Anne N, Okullo, Isaac, Tumwine, James K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22950749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-90