Prevention of neural tube defects by folic acid - awareness among women of childbearing age in Slovakia

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 91-97

  Horn, F ^a   Sabova, L ^a   Pinterova, E ^b   Hornova, J ^a   Trnka, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRATISLAVA   (Slovakia)

^b Paediatric Department Vranov   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Neural tube defects; Prevention

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLOVAKIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLOVAKIA; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84893546071     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/BLL_2014_020     Document Type: Article

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