Low compliance with recommendations on folic acid use in relation to pregnancy: Is there a need for fortification?

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 843-850

  Knudsen, Vibeke K ^a   Orozova Bekkevold, Ivanka ^a   Rasmussen, Lone B ^b   Mikkelsen, Tina B ^a   Michaelsen, Kim F ^c,d   Olsen, Sjúrour F ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Danish Nutrition Council   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compliance with recommendation; Folic acid; Fortification; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 6344229800     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2004630     Document Type: Article

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