Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 235-237 , August 2010

Relationship Between Birth Weight and Time of First Deciduous Tooth Eruption in 143 Consecutively Born Infants

  • Negar Sajjadian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neonatology, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Tehran, Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran
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  • H. Shajari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ramin Jahadi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Craniofacial Surgery, 15 Khordad Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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  • Michael G. Barakat

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Studies, La Sierra University, Riverside, California, USA
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  • Ali Sajjadian

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Satellite Centers, Private Practice, Orange County, California, USA

Received 25 April 2009 ,Revised 14 September 2009 ,Accepted 18 September 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60044-7

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60044-7

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 235-237 , August 2010

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