Maternal dietary glycemic intake and the risk of neural tube defects

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 407-414

  Yazdy, Mahsa M ^a   Liu, Simin ^b   Mitchell, Allen A ^a   Werler, Martha M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Glycemic index; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES; DIET; HEALTH RISK; PREGNANCY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76649134416     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp395     Document Type: Article

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