Estimate of the potential impact of folic acid fortification of corn masa flour on the prevention of neural tube defects

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 649-657

  Tinker, Sarah C ^a   Devine, Owen ^a   Mai, Cara ^a   Hamner, Heather C ^a   Reefhuis, Jennita ^a   Gilboa, Suzanne M ^a   Dowling, Nicole F ^a   Honein, Margaret A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Fortification; Neural tube defects; Prevention

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CORN MASA FLOUR; ETHNIC GROUP; FLOUR; FORTIFICATION; HISPANIC; MINERAL INTAKE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

FOLIC ACID; FORTIFICATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREVENTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANENCEPHALY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FLOUR; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PREVALENCE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84885933933     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23158     Document Type: Article

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