Knowledge and use of folic acid for birth defect prevention among women of childbearing age in Shanghai, China: A prospective cross-sectional study

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Liang, Huan ^a   Ma, Duan ^a   Zhou, Shu Feng ^b   Li, Xiaotian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Knowledge; Neural tube defect; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 82755197282     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/msm.882111     Document Type: Article

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