Primary prevention of neural tube defects with folic acid supplementation: Cuban experience

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 149-152

  Vergel, R G ^a   Sanchez, L R ^a   Heredero, B L ^a   Rodriguez, P L ^a   Martinez, A J ^a  

^a National Center of Medical Genetics   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Folic acid supplementation; Neural tube defect

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0025356568     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970100303     Document Type: Article

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