The maternal Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with a reduced risk of spina bifida in the offspring

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 408-415

  Vujkovic, M ^a   Steegers, E A ^a   Looman, C W ^a   Ocke M C ^b   Van Der Spek, P J ^a   Steegers Theunissen, R P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Folate; Mediterranean diet; Neural tube defect; Reduced rank regression

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SPINA BIFIDA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

EID: 58549110886     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01963.x     Document Type: Article

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