Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with folate status among non-supplement-consuming Canadian women of childbearing age

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Shi, Yipu ^a   de Groh, Margaret ^a   MacFarlane, Amanda J ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Health Measures Survey; Folate; Folic acid; Fortification; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CANADA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904134534     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: 19207476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17269/cjph.105.4440     Document Type: Article

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