Folate concentrations during pregnancy and autistic traits in the offspring. the Generation R Study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 431-433

  Steenweg de Graaff, Jolien ^a,b   Ghassabian, Akhgar ^a,b   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a,b   Roza, Sabine J ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOOD; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84939490810     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku126     Document Type: Article

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