Impact of Folic Acid Fortification of the US Food Supply on the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects.

Authors :: Honein, Margaret A.
Paulozzi, Leonard J.
Mathews, T.J.
Erickson, J. David
Wong, Lee-Yang C.
Source :: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 6/21/2001, Vol. 285 Issue 23, p2981. 6p. 2 Charts, 4 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Presents a study to evaluate the impact of food fortification with folic acid on neural tube defect (NTD) birth prevalence. Context; Design, setting, and population; Main outcome measure; Results; Conclusions.

Subjects :: *NEURAL tube defects
*FOLIC acid
*HUMAN abnormalities
*INFANT health
*PHYSIOLOGY

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