Dietary intake and blood folate levels in Honduran women of childbearing age

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 341-346

  Holden, Kenton R ^a   Collins, Julianne S ^a   Greene, Jennifer F ^b   Hinkle, Sara ^c   Nave, Amanda F ^a   Portillo, J Manuel ^d   Page, Gier P ^b   Stevenson, Roger E ^a   McCall, Suzy ^a   Hake, Betsy ^a   Keoun, Haeyoung ^a   Portillo, Raquel ^a   Holden, Patricia ^a  

^a GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c HIM Services for Roper Care Alliance   (United States)

^d Family Practice   (Honduras)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HONDURAS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

FOLIC ACID;

EID: 0036557975     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380201700506     Document Type: Article

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