Reduction of birth prevalence rates of neural tube defects after folic acid fortification in Chile

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 135 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-125

  Lopez Camelo, Jorge S ^a,b   Orioli, Ieda M ^c   Da Grace Dutra, Maria ^d   Nazer Herrera, Julio ^e   Rivera, Nelson ^f   Ojeda, Maria Elena ^g   Canessa, Aurora ^h   Wettig, Elisabeth ⁱ   Fontannaz, Ana María ^j   Mellado, Cecilia ^j   Castilla, Eduardo E ^b,d  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f HOSPITAL NAVAL ALMIRANTE NEF   (Chile)

^g Hospital Regional Rancagua   (Chile)

^h Hospital Base de Linares   (Chile)

ⁱ ECLAMC at Hospital de Puerto Montt   (Chile)

^j HOSPITAL DR SÓTERO DEL RÍO   (Chile)

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Author keywords

Anencephaly; Chilean population; Folic acid; Food fortification; Neural tube defects; Spina bifida; Wheat flour fortification

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CHILE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SPINA BIFIDA;

ANENCEPHALY; CHILE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 20044394752     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30651     Document Type: Article

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