Effects of folic acid fortification on twin gestation rates

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 757-762

  Signore, Caroline ^a   Mills, James L ^a   Cox, Christopher ^a   Trumble, Ann C ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETUS MORTALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15944399420     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000154886.40318.5e     Document Type: Article

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