Maternal homocysteine and related B vitamins as risk factors for low birthweight

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 572.e1-572.e6

  Hogeveen, Marije ^a   Blom, Henk J ^c   van der Heijden, Elisabeth H ^a   Semmekrot, Ben A ^b   Sporken, Jan M ^b   Ueland, Per M ^d   den Heijer, Martin ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

birthweight; cobalamin; folate; homocysteine; methylmalonic acid

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 77952880524     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.045     Document Type: Article

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