Optimal serum and red blood cell folate concentrations in women of reproductive age for prevention of neural tube defects: World health organization guidelines

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 421-423

  Cordero, Amy M ^a   Crider, Krista S ^a   Rogers, Lisa M ^b   Cannon, Michael J ^a   Berry, R J ^a  

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

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84931089312     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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