Folic acid supplementation and prevention of birth defects

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Green, Nancy S ^a,b  

^a March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancencephalus; Birth defects; Folate; Folic acid; Neural tube defects; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; BIRTH DEFECT; CEREAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PROPHYLAXIS; SPINA BIFIDA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036330687     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.8.2356s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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