The incidence of neural tube defects in Norway and the Arkhangelskaja Oblast in Russia and the association with maternal age

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 667-672

  Petrova, Jelena G ^a   Vaktskjold, Arild ^b  

^a PG Vyzletsova   (Russian Federation)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Neural tube defects; Russia

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ABORTION; AGING; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FETUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SPINA BIFIDA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RUSSIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149086547     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340902898008     Document Type: Article

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