Maternal food insecurity is associated with increased risk of certain birth defects

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2087-2092

  Carmichael, Suzan L ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Herring, Amy ^b   Abrams, Barbara ^c   Shaw, Gary M ^a  

^a March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINA BIFIDA; STRESS; TELEPHONE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 34548418672     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.9.2087     Document Type: Article

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