Folic acid supplementation in pregnant women

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Rasmussen, Mikkel Mylius ^a   Clemmensen, Dorte ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KNOWLEDGE; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649207841     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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