Periodontal infection and preterm birth: Results of a prospective study

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 875-880

  Jeffcoat, Marjorie K ^b   Geurs, Nico C ^b   Reddy, Michael S ^b   Cliver, Suzanne P ^b   Goldenberg, Robert L ^b   Hauth, John C ^b   Hujoel, ^a   Drangsholt, ^a   Spiekerman, ^a   DeRouen, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PARITY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0035405623     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0299     Document Type: Article

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