Folic acid and birth malformations

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7591, 2007, Pages 433-434

  Bille, C ^a   Murray, J C ^a   Olsen, S F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST;

CLEFT LIP; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PREGNANCY;

ABNORMALITIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33847782920     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39133.386296.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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