Folic acid supplements during early pregnancy and likelihood of multiple births: A population-based cohort study

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9355, 2003, Pages 380-384

  Li, Zhu ^a   Gindler, Jacqueline ^b   Wang, Hong ^a   Berry, Robert J ^b   Li, Song ^a   Correa, Adolfo ^b   Zheng, Jun Chi ^a   Erickson, J David ^b   Wang, Yu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OVULATION; PILL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0037311335     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12390-2     Document Type: Article

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