Maternal body mass index and the association between folic acid supplements and neural tube defects

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 908-913

  Wang, Meng ^a   Wang, Zhi Ping ^a   Gao, Li Jie ^a   Gong, Rui ^b   Sun, Xi Hong ^c   Zhao, Zhong Tang ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Jining Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Folic acid; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; FOLIC ACID; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881317828     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12313     Document Type: Article

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