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[Association between mother's periodontal status and preterm low birth weight in Beijing]

Jun Kang1, Yue-qin Sha, Lu He

  • 1Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China.

Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi = Zhonghua Kouqiang Yixue Zazhi = Chinese Journal of Stomatology
|January 19, 2010
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