A nested case-control study to evaluate the association between fetal growth restriction and vitamin B12 deficiency

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 399-402

  Abraham, Anuja ^a   Mathews, Jiji Elizabeth ^a   Sebastian, Ajit ^a   Chacko, Kuruvilla P ^a   Sam, Dibu ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

fetal growth restriction; nested case control; poor nutrition; socioeconomic status; vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NUTRITION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; WOOD; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SOCIAL CLASS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SOCIAL CLASS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84880635841     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12057     Document Type: Article

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