Awareness of spina bifida and periconceptional use of folic acid among pregnant women in a developing economy

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2115-2119

  Rabiu, T B ^a   Tiamiyu, L O ^a   Awoyinka, B S ^a  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Periconceptional folate supplementation; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SUPERSTITION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SUPERSTITIONS; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871241909     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1879-5     Document Type: Article

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