Preterm low birth weights associated with periodontal disease in the Fiji Islands

International Dental Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-260

  Sharma, Ramakant ^a   Maimanuku, Leenu R ^a,b   Morse, Zac ^a   Pack, Angela R ^a  

^a FIJI School of Medicine ^*

^b FIJI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Fiji islands; Periodontitis; Pregnancy; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547886105     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2007.tb00129.x     Document Type: Article

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