Knowledge and clinical practice regarding folic acid among obstetrician‐gynecologists

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 895-898

  POWER, MICHAEL L ^a   HOLZMAN, GERALD B ^a   SCHULKIN, JAY ^a  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OBSTETRICS;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0034201852     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)00793-6     Document Type: Article

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