Knowledge about folic acid supplementation in women presenting for antenatal care

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1285-1290

  Cawley, S ^a   Mullaney, L ^a   McKeating, A ^b   Farren, M ^b   McCartney, D ^a   Turner, M J ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SPINE MALFORMATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84976367220     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.104     Document Type: Article

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