Folic acid consumption throughout pregnancy - Differentiation between trimesters

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-49

  Scott, John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Micronutrient; Pregnancy; Prevention; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; PLACEBO; PREGNAVITE FORTE F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CONCEPTION; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERYTHROBLAST; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPINA BIFIDA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL CARE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 82455210458     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332127     Document Type: Article

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