The influence of folic acid supplement on the outcome of pregnancies in the county of Funen in Denmark. Part III. Congenital anomalies. An observational study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-118

  Ulrich, M ^a   Kristoffersen, K ^b   Rolschau, J ^c   Grinsted, P ^d   Schaumburg, E ^e   Foged, N ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Professor Emeritus   (Denmark)

^c Auguststrasse 23 D   (Germany)

^d St Anne Plads 4   (Denmark)

^e Gerritsgade 2   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Congenital malformations; Danish population; Folic acid supplement; Newborns; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLEFT LIP FACE PALATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032832402     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00086-X     Document Type: Article

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