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Letter to the Editor, related to the article “No association between periodontitis and preterm low birth weight: a case–control study”, submitted by Mariana Tampa Fogacci et al. to your Journal. Arch Gynecol Obstet (2018) 297:71–76

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  1. Departent of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Semmelweis u. 1, Szeged, 6725, Hungary

    Tibor Novák & Gábor Németh

  2. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, Tisza Lajos krt. 64-66, Szeged, 6725, Hungary

    Márta Radnai

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Novák, T., Radnai, M. & Németh, G. Letter to the Editor, related to the article “No association between periodontitis and preterm low birth weight: a case–control study”, submitted by Mariana Tampa Fogacci et al. to your Journal. Arch Gynecol Obstet (2018) 297:71–76. Arch Gynecol Obstet 302, 1307–1308 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-019-05074-3

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