Fortification of food with folic acid and the prevention of neural tube defects

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1168, 2003, Pages

  Bower, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

BREAD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; FLOUR; HUMAN; MILK; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 18144453597     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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