American College of Preventive Medicine Public Policy Statement: Folic acid fortification of grain products in the U.S. to prevent neural tube defects

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 264-267

  Bentley, Jennifer R ^a   Ferrini, Rebecca L ^a   Hill, Linda L ^a,b   Devlin, Melissa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers, community health planning, interinstitutional relations, public health, folic acid, folic acid deficiency, neural tube defects, grain; Food, fortified

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GRAIN; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0033120370     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00156-1     Document Type: Note

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