A maternal vegetarian diet in pregnancy is associated with hypospadias

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-113

  North, K ^a   Golding, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypospadias; Iron supplements; Male fetus; Phytoestrogen; Pregnancy; Vegetarianism

Indexed keywords

IRON; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INFLUENZA; IRON THERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MENARCHE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VEGETARIAN DIET;

DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; IRON; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033973630     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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