Prevention of preterm delivery with periodontal treatment

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-233

  Novák, Tibor ^a   Radnai, Márta ^b   Gorzó, István ^b   Urbán, Edit ^b   Orvos, Hajnalka ^a   Eller, József ^b   Pál, Attila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Periodontal treatment; Periodontitis; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 66149111764     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000221378     Document Type: Article

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