Trends and predictors of folic acid awareness and periconceptional use in pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-128

  De Jong Van Den Berg, Lolkje T W ^a,b   Hernandez Diaz, Sonia ^a   Werler, Martha M ^a   Louik, Carol ^a   Mitchell, Allen A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Awareness; Folic acid; Periconceptional use; Predictor; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASSACHUSETTS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHILADELPHIA; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 12844281335     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.085     Document Type: Article

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