Update on prevention of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-107

  Bell, Karen N ^a   Oakley Jr , Godfrey P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Birth defect surveillance; Flour fortification; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; FEMALE; FLOUR; HUMAN; MAIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; WHEAT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PREGNANCY; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

ANENCEPHALY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TRITICUM; WORLD HEALTH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 59849120166     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20504     Document Type: Article

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