Awareness of folic acid for prevention of neural tube defects in a community with high prevalence of consanguineous marriages

Annales de Genetique

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Jaber, Lutfi ^a,b   Karim, Igbaria A ^a   Jawdat, Abu Moch ^a   Fausi, Mawasi ^a   Merlob, Paul ^b,c  

^a Bridge to Peace Community Pediatric Center   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Rabin Medicel Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab; Awareness; Consanguinity; Folic acid; NTD

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CONSANGUINITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1842579962     PISSN: 00033995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anngen.2003.08.023     Document Type: Article

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