Obstetricians' knowledge of periodontal disease as a potential risk factor for preterm delivery and low birth weight

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-254

  da Rocha, José Mariano ^a   Chaves, Vanessa Rodrigues ^a   Urbanetz, Almir Antônio ^b   dos Baldissera, Renata Santos ^a   Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Oral health; Periodontitis; Pregnancy; ; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREMATURITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959436388     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242011000300010     Document Type: Article

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