
TY  - JOUR
A1  - L. Roberts, Christine 
A1  - S. Algert, Charles 
T1  - Periodontal infection and preterm birth: How strong is the evidence?
JF  - New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
JO  - NSW Public Health Bull.
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 10
IS  - 5
SP  - 46
EP  - 47
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/NB99022 
N2  - A recent NSW Public Health Bulletin article discussed the possibility that periodontal infection may be a risk factor for preterm birth. One of the papers cited in support of this association was ‘Periodontal infection as a possible risk factor for preterm low birth weight’ by Offenbacher et al. Such an association is potentially of major importance. In Australia, approximately seven per cent of births are preterm each year, and for many of these there is no known cause. 
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