Trends in twinning rates in metropolitan Atlanta before and after folic acid fortification

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 707-712

  Kucik, James ^a   Correa, Adolfo ^a  

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

Author keywords

Folic acid deficiency; Georgia; Neural tube defects; Twins

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTH RATE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GEORGIA; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 4544253271     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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