Antenatal shared care: Are pregnant women being adequately informed about iodine and nutritional supplementation?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 515-521

  Lucas, Catherine J ^a   Charlton, Karen E ^a   Brown, Lucy ^a   Brock, Erin ^a   Cummins, Leanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NSW Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

antenatal shared care; diet; iodine; pregnancy; supplementation

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; MILK; NURSE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; SEA FOOD; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 84915803599     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12239     Document Type: Article

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