Folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects: Awareness among laywomen and healthcare providers in Japan

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 97-101

  Kondo, Atsuo ^a   Yamamoto, Shin Ichi ^b   Inoue, Hiromi ^c   Watanabe, Junichiro ^d   Tada, Katsuhiko ^e   Yoshimoto, Nobuko ^f  

^a Tsushima Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

^b Toyota Kai Medical Corporation Kariya Toyota General Hospital   (Japan)

^c SHONAN KAMAKURA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Yokohama General Hospital   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION OKAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f NAGOYA BUNRI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Awareness; Folic acid; Healthy diet; Neural tube defect; Supplement

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GRAIN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JAPAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION POLICY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69449105544     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2009.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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