Prevention of neural tube defects by the fortification of flour with folic acid: a population-based retrospective study in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the fortification of wheat and maize flours with iron and folic acid – which became mandatory in Brazil from June 2004 – is effective in the prevention of neural tube defects. METHODS: Using data from national information systems on births in central, south-eastern and sou...

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Autores principales: Santos, Leonor Maria Pacheco, Lecca, Roberto Carlos Reyes, Cortez-Escalante, Juan Jose, Sanchez, Mauro Niskier, Rodrigues, Humberto Gabriel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: World Health Organization 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26769993
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.14.151365

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26769993
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.14.151365

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