Contribution of periodontal disease in pregnant women as a risk factor for low birth weight

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 527-533

  Cruz, Simone S ^a,e   Costa, Maria Da Conceição N ^b   Gomes Filho, Isaac S ^c   Rezende, Edson J C ^d   Barreto, Maurício L ^b   Dos Santos, Carlos Antônio S T ^c   Vianna, Maria Isabel P ^b   Passos, Johelle S ^c   Cerqueira, Eneida M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO VALE DO SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^d University of Montes Claros   (Brazil)

^e Centro Feira de Santana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Oral medicine; Periodontal disease; Periodontitis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149089442     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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