Nutritional requirements in pregnancy and use of dietary supplements

Community Practitioner

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 44-47

  Williamson, Claire ^a   Wyness, Laura ^a  

^a BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84882288407     PISSN: 14622815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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