Knowledge and use of folic acid among college women: A pilot health promotion program led by pharmacy students and faculty

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 220-225

  Murphy, Bethany L ^a,b   Dipietro, Natalie A ^b   Kier, Karen L ^b  

^a ONU HealthWise   (United States)

^b OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Health promotion; United States

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FACULTY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PHARMACY STUDENT;

EID: 78650583095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552010000400003     Document Type: Article

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