Periconceptional consumption of vitamins containing folic acid and risk for multiple congenital anomalies

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2397-2405

  Bitsko, Rebecca H ^a,b   Reefhuis, Jennita ^b   Romitti, Paul A ^c   Moore, Cynthia A ^b   Honein, Margaret A ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defect; Epidemiology; Folic acid; Multiple congenital anomalies; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Smoking; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREAL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 34848852691     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31950     Document Type: Article

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