Case-control study of periconceptional folic acid supplementation and oral clefts

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1229-1234

  Hayes, Catherine ^a,b   Werler, Martha M ^c   Willett, Walter C ^d   Mitchell, Allen A ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cleft lip; cleft palate; pregnancy; vitamins

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0029893565     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008710     Document Type: Article

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