Maternal smoking, body mass index, and neural tube defects

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1103-1111

  Källén, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Obesity; Pregnancy; Smoking; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 2642626652     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009408     Document Type: Article

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