Folic acid fortifi cation and women's folate levels in selected communities in Brazil - A first look

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 84, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 286-294

  Chakraborty, Hrishikesh ^a   Nyarko, Kwame A ^b   Goco, Norman ^c   Moore, Janet ^c   Moretti Ferreira, Danilo ^d   Murray, Jeffrey C ^e   Wehby, George L ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Congenital anomalies; Folate; Folic acid; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH MALFORMATION; PREVENTION STUDY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; YOUNG ADULT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ADULT; BRAZIL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939213787     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000215     Document Type: Article

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