A qualitative study of uptake of free vitamins in England

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 587-591

  Jessiman, Tricia ^a   Cameron, Ailsa ^a   Wiggins, Meg ^b   Lucas, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PAEDIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VITAMINS;

EID: 84881228276     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303838     Document Type: Article

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