Quantifying the decline in the birth prevalence of neural tube defects in England and Wales

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 182-185

  Morris, J K ^a   Wald, N J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Dietary folate; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033382751     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.6.4.182     Document Type: Article

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