A multivitamin supplementation and education intervention as an effective means of increasing multivitamin use among postpartum women of Mexican origin

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-255

  O'Rourke, Kathleen M ^a,b   Roddy, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate status; Maternal education; Vitamin supplements

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; PUERPERIUM; SELF REPORT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; VITAMINS;

EID: 34247153547     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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