Knowledge and practices of pregnant women about folic acid in pregnancy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Connaissances et pratiques des femmes enceintes en matière d'acide folique au cours de la grossesse à Abu Dhabi (Émirats arabes unis)

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 402-407

  Al Hossani, H ^a   Abouzeid, H ^a   Salah, M M ^a   Farag, H M ^a   Fawzy, E ^a  

^a Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SUPPLEMENTATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PARITY; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URBAN POPULATION; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 77953749564     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.4.402     Document Type: Article

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