Determinants of folate status in pregnant women: Results from a national cross-sectional survey in Belgium

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1172-1177

  Vandevijvere, S ^a   Amsalkhir, S ^b   Van Oyen, H ^a   Moreno Reyes, R ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; folate; pregnant women

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867097054     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.111     Document Type: Article

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