A comparison of folic acid awareness and intake among young women aged 18-24 years

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 516-522

  Hilton, Judith Johnson ^a  

^a LENOIR RHYNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Folic acid awareness; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy intention

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NORTH CAROLINA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN;

EID: 34848916671     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2007.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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