Neural tube defects in India - Time for action

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9489, 2005, Pages 871-872

  Salvi, Vinita S ^a   Damania, Kaizad R ^a,b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

BIRTH DEFECT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 24644433452     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67294-7     Document Type: Note

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