Understanding optimal nutrition among women of childbearing age in the United States and Puerto Rico: Employing formative research to lay the foundation for national birth defects prevention campaigns

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 733-757

  Lindsey, Lisa L Massi ^a   Hamner, Heather C ^b   Prue, Christine E ^b   Flores, Alina L ^b   Valencia, Diana ^c   Correa Sierra, Elia ^c   Kopfman, Jenifer E ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c Puerto Rico Department of Health   (Puerto Rico)

^d School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLINTSTONE; FOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 36348954289     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730701672272     Document Type: Article

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