Pregnancy intentions and folic acid supplementation exemplars: Findings from the central pennsylvania women's health study

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-383

  Parrott, Roxanne ^a   Volkman, Julie E ^b   Hillemeier, Marianne M ^a   Weisman, Carol S ^c   Chase, Gary A ^c   Dyer, Anne Marie ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PENNSYLVANIA; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651097623     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730802467093     Document Type: Article

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