New perspective on impact of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy on neurodevelopment/autism in the offspring children - A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Gao, Yunfei ^a,b,c   Sheng, Chao ^a   Xie, Ri Hua ^b,d   Sun, Wen ^e   Asztalos, Elizabeth ^f,g   Moddemann, Diane ^h   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^i,j   Walker, Mark ^b,c   Wen, Shi Wu ^b,c  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^j GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PROGENY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84996835400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165626     Document Type: Article

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