The mandatory fortification of staple foods with folic acid: A current controversy in Germany;Die obligatorische folsäurefortifikation von nahrungsmitteln: Ein in Deutschland kontrovers diskutiertes thema

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 108, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 249-254

  Herrmann, Wolfgang ^a   Obeid, Rima ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CONCEPTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; GERMANY; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANENCEPHALY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GERMANY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957739855     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: 01722107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2011.0249     Document Type: Review

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