Preterm birth and periodontal disease

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 355, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1925-1927

  Goldenberg, Robert L ^a   Culhane, Jennifer F ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTHWASH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL DEATH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33750502654     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe068210     Document Type: Editorial

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