Folate and the prevention of neural tube defects: Evaluation of a health promotion project in Western Australia

Health Promotion International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-187

  Bower, Carol ^a   Blum, Lynda ^a   Watson, Charles ^a   Stanley, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Neural tube defects; Spina bifida prevention

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD HEALTH; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 0029772564     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/11.3.177     Document Type: Article

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