The folate debate

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1418-1419

  Brent, Robert L ^a   Oakley Jr , Godfrey P ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ANENCEPHALUS; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPINA BIFIDA; UNITED STATES; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FLOUR; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY;

CEREALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 33646366409     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0011     Document Type: Note

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