Is periodontitis associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease and preterm and/or low birth weight births?

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages 22-36

  Madianos, Phoebus N ^a,c   Bobetsis, Georgios A ^a   Kinane, Denis F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary heart disease; Low birth weight; Periodontitis; Prematurity; Preterm birth; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW;

CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0037928819     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.29.s3.2.x     Document Type: Review

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