The role of folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 241-245

  Molloy, Anne M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE; NEURAL NETWORKS;

FOLIC ACID; MORBIDITY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 20444500204     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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