Predictors of prenatal multivitamin adherence in pregnant women

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 735-742

  Nguyen, Patricia ^a,b   Thomas, Martin ^c   Koren, Gideon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Adverse events; Multivitamins; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MULTIVITAMIN; ORIFER F; PREGVIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DYSPHAGIA; FEAR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING;

FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMINS;

EID: 67049087956     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270009333487     Document Type: Article

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