How well do blood folate concentrations predict dietary folate intakes in a sample of Canadian lactating women exposed to high levels of folate? An observational study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Houghton, Lisa A ^a,b   Sherwood, Kelly L ^b,c   O'Connor, Deborah L ^b,c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS FUMARATE; FOLIC ACID; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ONTARIO; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39049133314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-7-25     Document Type: Article

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