Infant birth size is not associated with maternal intake and status of folate during the second trimester in Norwegian pregnant women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 572-579

  Nilsen, Roy M ^a   Vollset, Stein Emil ^a,b   Monsen, Anne Lise B ^c   Ulvik, Arve ^a   Haugen, Margaretha ^b   Meltzer, Helle Margrete ^b   Magnus, Per ^b   Ueland, Per Magne ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMOKING; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249117715     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.118158     Document Type: Article

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