International retrospective cohort study of neural tube defects in relation to folic acid recommendations: Are the recommendations working?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7491, 2005, Pages 571-573

  Botto, Lorenzo D ^a   Lisi, Alessandra ^b   Robert Gnansia, Elisabeth ^b   Erickson, J David ^b   Vollset, Stein Emil ^b   Mastroiacovo, Pierpaolo ^b   Botting, Beverley ^b   Cocchi, Guido ^b   De Vigan, Catherine ^b   De Walle, Hermien ^b   Feijoo, Maria ^b   Irgens, Lorentz M ^b   McDonnell, Bob ^b   Merlob, Paul ^b   Ritvanen, Annukka ^b   Scarano, Gioacchino ^b   Siffel, Csaba ^b   Metneki, Julia ^b   Stoll, Claude ^b   Smithells, Richard ^b   Goujard, Janine ^b   more..

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINA BIFIDA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; INDUCED ABORTION; ISRAEL; MATERNAL CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTER; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20144380163     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38336.664352.82     Document Type: Article

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