American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages 514.e1-514.e8, May 2008

Periodontal disease and adverse birth outcomes: a study from Pakistan

Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal–Fetal Medicine, Dallas, TX, Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2008.

  • N. Mobeen, FCPS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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  • I. Jehan, FCPS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    • ,
  • N. Banday, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    • ,
  • J. Moore, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC
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  • E.M. McClure, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC
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  • O. Pasha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
    • ,
  • L.L. Wright, MD

      Affiliations

    • NICHD, Bethesda, MD
    • ,
  • R.L. Goldenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Robert L Goldenberg, MD, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 245 N. 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102.

Received 10 December 2007; accepted 5 March 2008.

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 Cite this article as: Mobeen N, Jehan I, Banday N, et al. Periodontal disease and adverse birth outcomes: a study from Pakistan. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:514.e1-514.e8.

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 This study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research (U01HD040607 and U0104063606) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

PII: S0002-9378(08)00271-8

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.010

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages 514.e1-514.e8, May 2008

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