Concordance between periconceptional folic acid supplementation and Canadian clinical guidelines

Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Richard Tremblay, Audrey Ann ^a,b   Sheehy, Odile ^b   Audibert, François ^a,b   Ferreira, Ema ^a,b   Bérard, Anick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Guideline adherence; Neural tube defects; Practice guidelines; Pregnancy; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ODDS RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861477472     PISSN: 17106222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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