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Master of Public Health

Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy and Early Childhood Asthma.

AUTHORS

Veeranki SP , Gebretsadik T , Mitchel EF , Tylavsky FA , Hartert TV , Cooper WO , Dupont WD , Dorris SL , Hartman TJ , Carroll KN , . Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 2015 9 10; ().
  • NIHMSID: 9009644

ABSTRACT

Asthma is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases. While folic acid supplementation around conception helps prevent neural tube defects, an animal model suggests that it may be a risk factor for respiratory diseases, although epidemiologic studies have had conflicting results. We investigated the timing of folic acid-containing prescription filling during pregnancy and child asthma.

Asthma is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases. While folic acid supplementation around conception helps prevent neural tube defects, an animal model suggests that it may be a risk factor for respiratory diseases, although epidemiologic studies have had conflicting results. We investigated the timing of folic acid-containing prescription filling during pregnancy and child asthma.

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