A prospective study of maternal fatty acids, micronutrients and homocysteine and their association with birth outcome

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 559-573

  Wadhwani, Nisha S ^a   Pisal, Hemlata R ^a   Mehendale, Savita S ^b   Joshi, Sadhana R ^a  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth   (India)

^b Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

DHA; Folate; Homocysteine; LCPUFA; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FATTY ACID; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BLOOD; FETUS BLOOD; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUMINESCENCE; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942553701     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12062     Document Type: Article

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