Folic acid and neural tube defects in primary health care;Ácido fólico y defectos del tubo neural en atención primaria

MEDIFAM - Revista de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-310

  Gonzalez Gonzalez A I ^b   Garcia Carballo M M ^a  

^a Centro de Salud El Greco   (Spain)

^b G Atencion Primaria Area 10 Madrid ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy; Prevention; Primary Health Care

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ALCOHOL; CIMETIDINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLIC ACID; ISONIAZID; LITHIUM; METHOTREXATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PENTAMIDINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; TRIAMTERENE;

FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0038036360     PISSN: 11315768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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