Frequency of neural tube defects in Germany - prevalence and incidence;HAUFIGKEITEN VON NEURALROHRDEFEKTEN IN DEUTSCHLAND - PRAVALENZ - INZIDENZ

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-140

  Queisser Luft A ^a   Wolf, H G ^b   Schlaefer, K ^c   Von Kries, R ^d  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Projektgeschaftsstelle Q   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

incidence; neural tube defects; prevalence; prevention

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0029870130     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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