Folic acid prevents more than neural tube defects: A registry-based study in the northern Netherlands

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-280

  De Walle, H E K ^a   Reefhuis, J ^a   Cornel, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Folic acid; Netherlands; Pregnancy; Prevention; Registries

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMB DEFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SPINA BIFIDA; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; REGISTER;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0038587630     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023385500037     Document Type: Letter

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