Influence of maternal periodontal health as a risk factor for low-birth-weight infants in Terai population of Nepal

• Main Authors: Sartaj Singh Wazir (Author), Pallak Arora (Author), Snehashish Ghosh (Author), Vasuda Bhagat (Author), Suchi Khurana (Author), Swagat Mahanta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Preterm low birth weight (PLBW) is a leading perinatal problem in developing countries. PLBW is considered as a leading cause of neonatal death in the 1st year of life, with problems in childhood and adulthood. Several studies have suggested a possible relationship between PLBW and perio...