A randomised trial of low dose folic acid to prevent neural tube defects the Irish Vitamin Study Group

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 1992, Pages 1442-1446

  Kirke, Peadar N ^a   Daly, Leslie E ^b   Elwood, J Harold ^c  

^a HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; PREGNAVITE FORTE F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNAVITE FORTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; VITAMINS;

EID: 0026618808     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.67.12.1442     Document Type: Article

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