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Periodontitis among poor rural Indian mothers increases the risk of low birth weight babies: a hospital-based case control study

PURPOSE: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the major public health problems in India. Hence, there is a need to identify risk factors that, when modified, will reduce the burden of unhealthy children on the healthcare system. The objective of this study was to determine whether periodontitis among mo...

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Autores principales: Jacob, Pulikottil Shaju, Nath, Sonia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Periodontology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24778903
http://dx.doi.org/10.5051/jpis.2014.44.2.85