A survey of folic acid use in primigravid women

Women and Birth

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 67-73

  Wilton, Diane C ^a   Foureur, Maralyn J ^b  

^a Al Wasl Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Folate; Folic acid; Fortification of food; Neural tube defects; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; BREAD; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GRAVIDITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 77951623203     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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