Folic acid in pregnancy: Is there a link with childhood asthma or wheeze?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 421-424

  Sharland, Eleanor ^a   Montgomery, Brett ^a   Granell, Raquel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dietary supplements; Folic acid; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; RISK;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 79959559509     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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