Association between folic acid food fortification and congenital orofacial clefts

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 805-807

  Ray, Joel G ^a   Meier, Chris ^b   Vermeulen, Marian J ^b   Wyatt, Philip R ^b   Cole, David E C ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CEREAL; CLEFT FACE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL OROFACIAL CLEFT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAIN; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0345095452     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0022-3476(03)00495-5     Document Type: Article

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