Maternal periconceptional biochemical and hematological parameters, vitamin profiles and pregnancy outcome

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1128-1134

  de Weerd, S ^a,b   Steegers Theunissen, R P M ^a,b   de Boo, T M ^b   Thomas, C M G ^b   Steegers, E A P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Blood nutrients; Early pregnancy loss; Maternal nutrition; Preconception; Vitamin profiles

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CREATININE; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; PLASMA PROTEIN; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TOCOPHEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FETUS WASTAGE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; NETHERLANDS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PROTEINS; CREATININE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; URIC ACID; VITAMINS;

EID: 0141851185     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601654     Document Type: Article

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