Folic Acid and Prevention of Birth Defects

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 275, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 1635-

  Czeizel, Andrew E ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

BIRTH DEFECT; CANCER PREVENTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0029935851     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03530450025018     Document Type: Letter

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