Folate intake in young women and their knowledge of preconceptional folate supplementation to prevent neural tube defects

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-189

  Wild, Jennifer ^a,b   Schorah, Christopher J ^a   Maude, Karen ^a   Levene, Malcolm I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dietary folate; folic acid supplementation; neural tube defect

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030604248     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(95)02584-7     Document Type: Article

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