High folate and low vitamin B-12 intakes during pregnancy are associated with small-for-gestational age infants in South Indian women: A prospective observational cohort study1-4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1450-1458

  Dwarkanath, Pratibha ^a   Barzilay, Julie R ^b   Thomas, Tinku ^a   Thomas, Annamma ^a   Bhat, Swarnarekha ^a   Kurpad, Anura V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INDIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888235919     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.056382     Document Type: Article

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