Improper Supplementation Habits of Folic Acid Intake by Hungarian Pregnant Women: Improper Recommendations

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-504

  Bognár, Márta ^a   Ponyi, Andrea ^a   Hauser, Péter ^a   Müller, Judit ^a   Constantin, Tamás ^a   Jakab, Zsuzsa ^a   Schuler, Dezsö ^a   Garami, Miklós ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CEREAL; CHILD; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FLOUR; HABIT; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; NEURAL TUBE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROBLASTOMA; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEUROBLASTOMA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58749087925     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719731     Document Type: Article

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