The association between maternal periodontitis and low birth weight infants among Malay women

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-304

  Saddki, Norkhafizah ^a   Bachok, Norsa'Adah ^b   Hussain, Nik Hazlina Nik ^b   Zainudin, Siti Lailatul Akmar ^a   Sosroseno, Wihaskoro ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Malay; Periodontitis; Pregnant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALAYSIA; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAYSIA; OCCUPATIONS; PARITY; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 47349084791     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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