Using health communications research to reduce birth defects

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-22

  Daniel, Katherine Lyon ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

BIRTH DEFECT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032991781     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1999.8.19     Document Type: Short Survey

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