Folate supplements during the periconceptional period and pregnant women from Sicily and knowledge of the prevention of neural tube defects using folate supplements;Assunzione di folati in epoca penconcezionale in gravide siciliane e loro conoscenza della prevenzione dei DTN tramite somministrazione di folati

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 177-181

  Pepe, F ^a   Pepe, P ^a   Montaperto, A ^a   Rotolo, N ^a   Florio, M I ^a   Uccellatore, F ^a  

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Author keywords

Folic acid; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FOLIC ACID; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SICILY;

EID: 0032782536     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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