The influence of folic acid supplement on the outcome of pregnancies in the county of Funen in Denmark. Part I

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-110

  Rolschau, John ^a   Kristoffersen, Karl ^a   Ulrich, Marianne ^a   Grinsted, Per ^b   Schaumburg, Erik ^b   Foged, Nils ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Research Unit of General Practice   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Folic acid; Low birth weight; Outcome of pregnancy; Preterm labour; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032854398     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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