Monitoring of the folic acid supplementation program in the Netherlands

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  de Jong van den Berg, Lolkje T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Neural tube defect; Prevention; Supplementation; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 48249096767     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265080292s125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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