Effect of folate intake on health outcomes in pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis on birth weight, placental weight and length of gestation

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Fekete, Katalin ^a   Berti, Cristiana ^b   Trovato, Monica ^b   Lohner, Szimonetta ^a   Dullemeijer, Carla ^c   Souverein, Olga W ^c   Cetin, Irene ^b   Decsi, Tamás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth weight; EURRECA; Folate folic acid; Length of gestation; Placental weight; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; FERROUS FUMARATE; FERROUS SULFATE; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

BIRTH WEIGHT; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY MAINTENANCE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84866269455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-75     Document Type: Review

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