Folic acid supplementation and risk reduction in preterm birth

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1651-1652

  Czeizel, Andrew E ^a   Bánhidy, Ferenc ^b  

^a FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEVIT; FOLIC ACID; POLYVITAPLEX; PRENATAL FORMULA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG EFFICACY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LETTER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; VITAMINS;

EID: 82355165149     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.026690     Document Type: Letter

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