Folic acid flour fortification reduces the frequency of neural tube defects in South America;La fortificación de harinas con ácido fólico reduce la frecuencia de los defectos del tubo neural en Sudamérica

BAG - Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Camelo, Jorge López ^a  

^a Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas CEMIC CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Folic acid fortification; Neural tube defects; South America

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CHILE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FLOUR; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 81455147474     PISSN: 16660390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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