Epidemiology of neural tube defects and folic acid

Cerebrospinal Fluid Research

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Shurtleff, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENCEPHALOCELE; FAMILY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 28444476452     PISSN: 17438454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-8454-1-5     Document Type: Review

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