Maternal periodontal disease as a significant risk factor for low birth weight in pregnant women attending a secondary care hospital in South India: A Case-control study | Zendy

RebeccaJoyce Mathew | Zendy; Anuradha Bose | Zendy; JH Prasad | Zendy; JP Muliyil | Zendy; Dushyant Singh | Zendy

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Maternal periodontal disease as a significant risk factor for low birth weight in pregnant women attending a secondary care hospital in South India: A Case-control study

Author(s) -

RebeccaJoyce Mathew,

Anuradha Bose,

JH Prasad,

JP Muliyil,

Dushyant Singh

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.152184

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , low birth weight , obstetrics , pregnancy , prenatal care , population , gestational age , confidence interval , birth weight , logistic regression , case control study , risk factor , pediatrics , genetics , environmental health , biology

Periodontal disease (PD) is a common infection in the community; however, its relationship with low birth weight (LBW) has not been well-established.

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