Association between short interpregnancy intervals and term birth weight: The role of folate depletion

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-153

  Van Eijsden, Manon ^a,b   Smits, Luc J M ^c   Van Der Wal, Marcel F ^a   Bonsel, Gouke J ^b,d  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPARA; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 47249099873     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.1.147     Document Type: Article

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