Has advice on periconceptional folate supplementation reduced neural-tube defects?

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9183, 1999, Pages 998-999

  Abramsky, L ^a   Botting, B ^a   Chapple, J ^a   Stone, D ^a  

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FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033581449     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)03248-1     Document Type: Article

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