Neural tube defects surveillance: A national survey

Teratology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 28-32

  Miller, Lisa A ^a   Kirby, Russell S ^b  

^a Colorado Dept Pub Hlth Environ ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033986669     PISSN: 00403709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926(200001/02)61:1/2<28::AID-TERA6>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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