Folic acid use and nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in China: A prospective cohort study

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 423-432

  Li, Song ^a   Chao, Ann ^b   Li, Zhu ^c   Moore, Cynthia A ^b   Liu, Yinghui ^c   Zhu, Jianghui ^c   Erickson, J David ^b   Hao, Ling ^c   Berry, Robert J ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHINA; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONSYNDROMIC OROFACIAL CLEFT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862783462     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31824d0349     Document Type: Article

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