Folic acid awareness among female college students. Neural tube defects prevention

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1749-1751

  Kari, Jameela A ^a   Bardisi, Ekhlas S ^a   Baitalmal, Rabaa M ^a   Ageely, Ghofran A ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; STUDENTS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60149083536     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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