Assessment of student pharmacists' knowledge concerning folic acid and prevention of birth defects demonstrates a need for further education

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 439-442

  Lynch, Sean M ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Folic acid; Humans; Neural tube defects; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0036196515     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.3.439     Document Type: Article

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