Effects of folic acid fortification on the prevalence of neural tube defects;Efeito da fortificação alimentar com ácido fólico na prevalência de defeitos do tubo neural

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 565-571

  Pacheco, Sâmya Silva ^a   Braga, Cynthia ^b,c   de Souza, Ariani Impieri ^c   Figueiroa, José Natal ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA INTEGRAL PROF FERNANDO FIGUEIRA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evaluation of results of preventive actions; Folic acid; Food; Foods for pregnants and breastfeeding mothers; Fortified; Neural tube defects prevention and control ; Prenatal nutrition

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349935439     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102009005000033     Document Type: Article

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