Folic acid supplementation for the prevention of neural tube defects an updated evidence report and systematic review for the US preventive services task force

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 190-203

  Viswanathan, Meera ^a,b   Treiman, Katherine A ^a   Kish Doto, Julia ^b   Middleton, Jennifer C ^a   Coker Schwimmer, Emmanuel J L ^a   Nicholson, Wanda K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORTIFIED FOOD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85010496935     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.19193     Document Type: Review

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