Oral Health in a Sample of Pregnant Women from Northern Appalachia (2011-2015)

• Main Authors: Katherine Neiswanger (Author), Daniel W. McNeil (Author), Betsy Foxman (Author), Manika Govil (Author), Margaret E. Cooper (Author), Robert J. Weyant (Author), John R. Shaffer (Author), Richard J. Crout (Author), Hyagriv N. Simhan (Author), Scott R. Beach (Author), Stella Chapman (Author), Jayme G. Zovko (Author), Linda J. Brown (Author), Stephen J. Strotmeyer (Author), Jennifer L. Maurer (Author), Mary L. Marazita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Chronic poor oral health has a high prevalence in Appalachia, a large region in the eastern USA. The Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia (COHRA) has been enrolling pregnant women and their babies since 2011 in the COHRA2 study of genetic, microbial, and environmental factors in...