Folate Intake and Food-Related Behaviors in Nonpregnant, Low-Income Women of Childbearing Age

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1364-1368

  Cena, Emily R ^a   Joy, Amy Block ^a   Heneman, Karrie ^a   Espinosa Hall, Gloria ^a   Garcia, Linda ^a   Schneider, Connie ^a   Wooten Swanson, Patti C ^a   Hudes, Mark ^a   Zidenberg Cherr, Sheri ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POVERTY; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POVERTY; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 47549105108     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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