Promoting folic acid to Spanish-speaking hispanic women: Evaluating existing campaigns to guide new development

Women and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 376-395

  Mackert, Michael ^a   Kahlor, Leeann ^a   Silva, Kristi ^a   Padilla, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior and change; health promotion; nutrition; perinatal health

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; EVALUATION STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955605931     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2010.498757     Document Type: Article

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