Further efforts to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects [11]

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 225-226

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

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

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLOUR; GRAIN; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SPINA BIFIDA; UNITED STATES; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 33846938835     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2862     Document Type: Letter

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3. Brent RL, Oakley GP Jr. The FDA must require the addition of more folic acid in "enriched" flour and other grains. Pediatrics. 2005;116:753-755
4. Brent RL, Oakley GP Jr. Triumph and/or tragedy: the present FDA program of enriching grains with folic acid. Pediatrics. 2006;117:930-932
5. Brent RL, Oakley GP Jr. The folate debate. Pediatrics. 2006;117:1418-1419
6. Brent RL, Oakley GP Jr. The folic acid debate continues [letter]. Pediatrics. 2006;117:1460