Global experiences with folic acid fortification of flour to reduce neural tube defects;Experiencias globales de la fortificación de la harina con ácido fólico para disminuir los defectos del tubo neural

Anales Venezolanos de Nutricion

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 38-42

  Pachón, Helena ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Enrichment; Folate; Vitamin B9

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947792514     PISSN: 07980752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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