Effectiveness of a free folic acid supplement program in family planning clinics

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 403-407

  Watkins, Margaret L ^a,c   Brustrom, Jennifer ^b   Schulman, Jane ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Health behavior; Health education; Health promotion; Intervention studies; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEAL; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ODDS RATIO; RISK;

EID: 3042842591     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20035     Document Type: Article

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