Folic acid in pregnant women associated with reduced prevalence of severe congenital heart defects in their children: A national population-based case-control study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 193, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-39

  Czeizel, Andrew E ^a   Vereczkey, Attila ^b   Szabó, István ^c  

^a FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

^b Versys Clinics   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defect; d Transposition of great arteries; Folic acid; Population based case control study; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUNGARIAN (CITIZEN); NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUNGARY; PREGNANCY; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; HUNGARY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941008294     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.06.024     Document Type: Article

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