Psychosocial factors associated with use of multivitamins by women of childbearing age

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-69

  Ahluwalia, Indu B ^a   Lawrence, Jean M ^b   Balluz, Lina ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Multivitamin use; Provider; Psychosocial; Women

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 33845877161     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-006-9029-1     Document Type: Article

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