Folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects: The Danish experience

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Olsen, Sjurdur F ^a,b   Knudsen, Vibeke Kildegaard ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Danish National Birth Cohort; Dietary recommendations; Folic acid; Food supplements; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DIET; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 48249107441     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265080292s124     Document Type: Conference Paper

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