Health care provider knowledge and practices regarding folic acid, United States, 2002-2003

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-72

  Williams, Jennifer L ^a   Abelman, Stephen M ^b   Fassett, Elizabeth M ^a   Stone, Cheryl E ^c   Petrini, Joann R ^b   Damus, Karla ^b   Mulinare, Joseph ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b March of Dimes Foundation   (United States)

^c Rynne Marketing   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Folic acid; Health care provider; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONSULTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGISTERED NURSE; UNITED STATES; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33748684795     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0088-9     Document Type: Article

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