Folic acid fortification: What does it mean for patients and physicians?;FORTIFICATION PAR I'ACIDE FOLIQUE: QU'EST-CE QUE CELA SIGNIFIE POUR LES PATIENTS ET LES MEDECINS

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 773-776

  Turner, Linda A ^a   McCourt, Catherine ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CANADA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0032562275     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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