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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 33, 2020 - Issue 18
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The relationship between maternal plasma homocysteine in early pregnancy and birth weight

Shona Cawleya UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants, University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; ;b School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland; View further author information
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Eimer G. O’Malleya UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants, University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Rachel A. K. Kennedya UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants, University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; ;b School of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland; View further author information
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Ciara M. E. Reynoldsa UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants, University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; View further author information
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Anne M. Molloyc School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandView further author information
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Michael J. Turnera UCD Centre for Human Reproduction, Coombe Women and Infants, University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; View further author information
Pages 3045-3049 | Received 08 Feb 2018, Accepted 07 Jan 2019, Published online: 29 Jan 2019

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