European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52 , July 2009

Preconceptional and prenatal predictors of folic acid intake in Hungarian pregnant women

  • Edit Paulik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +36 62 545 119; fax: +36 62 545 120.
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  • Judit Császár

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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  • Zoltán Kozinszky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trondheim University Hospital (St. Olav's Hospital), Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary
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  • László Nagymajtényi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary

Received 30 September 2008 ,Revised 16 January 2009 ,Accepted 30 March 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00243-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.020

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 145, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52 , July 2009

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