Preventing neural tube defects in Europe: A missed opportunity

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 393-402

  Busby, Araceli ^a   Armstrong, Ben ^a   Dolk, Helen ^b   Armstrong, Nicola ^c   Haeusler, Martin ^d   Berghold, Andrea ^d   Gillerot, Yves ^e   Baguette, Andre ^e   Gjergja, Romana ^f   Barisic, Ingeborg ^f   Christiansen, Marianne ^g   Goujard, Janine ^h   Steinbicker, Volker ⁱ   Rösch, Christine ⁱ   McDonnell, Robert ^j   Scarano, Gioacchino ^k   Calzolari, Elisa ^l   Neville, Amanda ^l   Cocchi, Guido ^l   Bianca, Sebastiano ^m   Gatt, Miriam ⁿ   Walle, Hermien De ^o   Braz, Paula ^p   Latos Bielenska, Anna ^q   Gener, Blance ^r   Portillo, Isabel ^r   Addor, Marie Claude ^s   Abramsky, Lenore ^t   Ritvanen, Annukka ^u   Robert Gnansia, Elisabeth ^v   Daltveit, Anne Kjersti ^w   Aneren, Goran ^x   Olars, Birgitta ^x   Edwards, Grace ^y   more..

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Research and Development Office for Health and Personal Social Services in Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^e INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Belgium)

^f Croatia   (Croatia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^h INSERM   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

^j DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^k G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^m Registro ISMAC   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^o UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^p NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^q Department of Medical Genetics   (Poland)

^r Registro Anomalias Congenitas CAV   (Spain)

^s LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^t NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^u NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^v Institut Europeen des Genomutations   (France)

^w UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^x CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

^y UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

EUROCAT; Folate; Folic acid supplementation; Folic acid supplementation policy; Neural tube defects; Surveillance of congenital anomalies

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; META ANALYSIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; STILLBIRTH; SUPPLEMENTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 21744443422     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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