Folic acid and iodine supplementation during pregnancy: How much do pharmacists know and which products are readily available?

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 113-119

  El Mani, Souad F ^a   Mullart, Judy ^a   Charlton, Karen E ^a   Flood, Victoria M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Folic acid supplementation; Iodine supplementation; Pharmacists; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE PLUS FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; IODINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IODINE DEFICIENCY; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84930002933     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr.1011     Document Type: Article

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