Respiratory outcomes in early childhood following antenatal vitamin C and E supplementation

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 998-1003

  Greenough, Anne ^a   Shaheen, Seif O ^b   Shennan, Andrew ^a   Seed, Paul T ^a   Poston, Lucilla ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 78149359779     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.139915     Document Type: Article

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