Acculturation factors are associated with folate intakes among Mexican American women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1889-1897

  Hamner, Heather C ^a   Cogswell, Mary E ^b   Johnson, Mary Ann ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; SPAIN;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81055134809     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.143412     Document Type: Article

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