Knowledge and practice by Canadian family physicians regarding periconceptional folic acid supplementation for the prevention of neural tube defects

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 145-148

  Pereleman, V ^b   Singal, N ^b   Einarson, A ^b   Kennedy, D ^b   Koren, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Folic acid; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029970742     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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