Which mothers take folic acid and folate containing foods?

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-340

  Binns, Colin ^a   Scott, Jane ^a,b   Nwafor, Nkeonyelu ^b   Graham, Kathleen ^a   Oddy, Wendy ^a   Lee, Andy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Folate; Folic acid; Pregnancy; Socio economic group

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33748876048     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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