3 The health education authority's folic acid campaign

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 156-162

  Raats, Monique M ^a   Thorpe, Lucy ^a   Hurren, Caroline ^a   Elliott, Kathy ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85019183266     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.1998.tb01104.x     Document Type: Article

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