Multivitamins, folic acid and birth defects: Knowledge, beliefs and behaviors of hispanic women in North Carolina

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-164

  DeRosset, Leslie ^a   Mullenix, Amy ^a   Zhang, Lei ^b  

^a North Carolina Folic Acid   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 67650215737     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2009.10599090     Document Type: Article

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