Women's compliance with nutrition and lifestyle recommendations before pregnancy: General population cohort study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7694, 2009, Pages 586-589

  Inskip, Hazel M ^a   Crozier, Sarah R ^a   Godfrey, Keith M ^a   Borland, Sharon E ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a   Robinson, Siân M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 62549091982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b481     Document Type: Article

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