Obstetric outcomes after treatment of periodontal disease during pregnancy: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7788, 2011, Pages 91-

  Polyzos, Nikolaos P ^a,b   Polyzos, Ilias P ^c   Zavos, Apostolos ^b   Valachis, Antonis ^d   Mauri, Davide ^d   Papanikolaou, Evangelos G ^e   Tzioras, Spyridon ^a   Weber, Daniel ^f   Messinis, Ioannis E ^b  

^a Panhellenic Association for Continual Medical Research PACMeR   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Panhellenic Association for Continual Medical Research (PACMeR)   (Greece)

^e Biogenesis Medical Centre   (Greece)

^f Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CHILE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INDIA; IRAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH ROOT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651388275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c7017     Document Type: Article

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