Use of folic acid supplements in early pregnancy in relation to maternal plasma levels in week 18 of pregnancy

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 653-660

  Roth, Christine ^a,b   Bjørke Monsen, Anne L ^c   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^a,d   Nilsen, Roy M ^c   Smith, George D ^e   Stoltenberg, Camilla ^a,f   Surén, Pål ^a   Susser, Ezra ^b,g   Ueland, Per M ^c,f   Vollset, Stein E ^a,f   Magnus, Per ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^g NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Maternal report; Periconceptional; Plasma; Pregnancy cohort

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84875860080     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201200116     Document Type: Article

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