Effect of folic acid fortification on prevalence of neural tube defects in Rhode Island

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-107

  Lambert Messerlian, Geralyn ^a   Halliday, Jacquelyn ^b   Williams, Josephine ^c   Cain, Rachel ^d   Msall, Michael E ^e   Palomaki, Glenn E ^c   Canick, Jacob A ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Prenatal Diagnosis Center   (United States)

^c FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; SPINA BIFIDA; UNITED STATES;

ANENCEPHALY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; RHODE ISLAND; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042658333     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914104774061119     Document Type: Letter

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