Distribution of neural tube defects as a function of maternal weight: No apparent correlation

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-189

  Feldman, Baruch ^a   Yaron, Yuval ^a   Critchfield, Gregory ^c   Leon, Jorge ^c   O'Brien, Joseph E ^c   Johnson, Mark P ^a,b   Evans, Mark I ^a,b  

^a HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal weight; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032992732     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020916     Document Type: Article

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