Serum levels of folate and cobalamin in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2292-2296

  Sutterlin M ^a   Bussen, S ^a   Ruppert, D ^a   Steck, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Folate; Pregnancy outcome; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 1842410228     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.10.2292     Document Type: Article

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