Periconceptional nutrient intake and risk for neural tube defect- affected pregnancies

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 711-716

  Shaw, Gary M ^a   Todoroff, Karen ^a   Schaffer, Donna M ^b   Selvin, Steve ^c  

^a California Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Case control; Congenital abnormalities; Etiology; Pregnancy; Spina bifida; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FETUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRIENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032724058     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199911000-00011     Document Type: Article

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