Preconceptional folic acid utilization in Israel: Five years after the guidelines

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-169

  Amitai, Yona ^a   Fisher, Nirah ^a   Meiraz, Hana ^a   Baram, Nira ^a   Tounis, Marie ^a   Leventhal, Alex ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Israel; National survey; Neural tube defects; Preconceptional health

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 38549090234     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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