Global prevention of all folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly by 2010

Community Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 70-77

  Oakley Jr , Godfrey P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Folic acid; Food fortification; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANEMIA; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; CORN; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE STRUCTURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINA BIFIDA; STROKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036419542     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064633     Document Type: Article

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