Elimination of Folic Acid-Preventable Neural Tube Defects

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 606-607

  Oakley Jr , Godfrey P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLOUR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD FORTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 55349128215     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.017     Document Type: Note

References (13)

1. MRC Vitamin Study Research Group. Prevention of neural tube defects: results of the Medical Research Council Vitamin Study. Lancet 338 (1991) 131-137
2. Czeizel A.E., and Dudas I. Prevention of the first occurrence of neural-tube defects by periconceptional vitamin supplementation. N Engl J Med 327 (1992) 1832-1835
3. Bell K.N., and Oakley G. Update on prevention of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol (2008) 10.1002./bdra.20504
4. Schwarz E.B., Sobota M., Gonzales R., and Gerbert B. Computerized counseling for folate knowledge and use: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med 35 (2008) 568-571
5. Grosse S.D., Ouyang L., Collins J.S., Green D., Dean J.H., and Stevenson R.E. Economic evaluation of a neural tube defect recurrence-prevention program. Am J Prev Med 35 (2008) 572-577
6. Brent R.L., and Oakley Jr. G.P. The Food and Drug Administration must require the addition of more folic acid in "enriched" flour and other grains. Pediatrics 116 (2005) 753-755
7. de Walle H.E.K., van der Pal K.M., de Jong-van d.B.L.T.W., et al. Effect of mass media campaign to reduce socioeconomic differences in women's awareness and behavior concerning use of folic acid: cross sectional study. BMJ 319 (1999) 291-292
8. Rosenberg I.H. Science-based micronutrient fortification: which nutrients, how much, and how to know?. Am J Clin Nutr 82 (2005) 279-280
9. Honein M.A., Paulozzi L.J., Mathews T.J., Erickson J.D., and Wong L.Y. Impact of folic acid fortification of the U.S. food supply on the occurrence of neural tube defects. JAMA 285 (2001) 2981-2986
10. De Wals P., Tairou F., Van Allen M.I., et al. Reduction in neural tube defects after folic acid fortification in Canada. N Engl J Med 357 (2007) 135-142
11. Sayed A.R., Bourne D., Pattinson R., Nixon J., and Henderson B. Decline in the prevalence of neural tube defects following folic acid fortification and its cost-benefit in South Africa. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 82 (2008) 211-216
12. Berry R.J., Li Z., Erickson J.D., et al. Prevention of neural-tube defects with folic acid in China. China-U.S. Collaborative Project for Neural Tube Defect Prevention. N Engl J Med 341 (1999) 1485-1490
13. Oakley Jr. G.P., Bell K.N., and Brent R.L. Bio-monitoring the elimination of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly. Reprod Toxicol 25 (2008) 395-396