Periconceptional folic acid in the Netherlands in 1995. Socioeconomic differences

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 826-827

  De Walle, H E K ^a   Van Der Pal, K M ^b   De Jong van Den Berg, L T W ^c   Schouten, J ^d   De Rover, C M ^e   Buitendijk, S E ^b   Cornel, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d GGD Midden Brabant   (Netherlands)

^e GGD Regio Achterhoek   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NETHERLANDS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031756495     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.12.826     Document Type: Article

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