Role of folic acid supplementation in prevention of neural tube defects: Physicians yet unaware!

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-132

  Aggarwal, Anju ^a   Das Kumhar, G ^a   Harit, D ^a   Faridi, M M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Folic acid supplementation; Neural tube defects; Physician awareness

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GYNECOLOGY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RECURRENCE RISK; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; OBSTETRICS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79251564766     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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