## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to check the association of maternal periodontal infectious disease (MPID) during pregnancy and the possible risk for birth outcomes, mainly structural birth defects: congenital abnormalities (CAs) in their children. ## METHODS: The populationβ
Parent's Occupation and Isolated Orofacial Clefts in Norway: A Population-based Case-control Study
β Scribed by Ruby H.N. Nguyen; Allen J. Wilcox; Bente E. Moen; D. Robert McConnaughey; Rolv T. Lie
- Book ID
- 116225147
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1047-2797
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