Adequacy of prenatal care as a major determinant of folic acid, iron, and vitamin intake during pregnancy

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1151-1157

  Lunet, Nuno ^a   Rodrigues, Teresa ^a   Correia, Sofia ^a   Barros, Henrique ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Iron; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MARITAL STATUS; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PRENATAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VITAMINS;

EID: 43449114215     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000500022     Document Type: Article

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