Dietary supplement use and folate status during pregnancy in the United States

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 486-492

  Branum, Amy M ^a   Bailey, Regan ^b   Singer, Barbara J ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; IRON; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84875797808     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.169987     Document Type: Article

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