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Patterns of folic acid use in pregnant Saudi women and prevalence of neural tube defects — Results from a nested case–control study()
BACKGROUND: Although the role of folic acid (FA) in preventing neural tube defects (NTDs) is well documented, its optimal intake in pregnant women is still low in many countries. Here, we prospectively studied the prevalence of NTDs in the newborns and the patterns of FA intake in pregnant Saudi mot...
Autores principales: | Al Rakaf, Maha S., Kurdi, Ahmed M., Ammari, Amer N., Al Hashem, Amal M., Shoukri, Mohamed M., Garne, Ester, Majeed-Saidan, Muhammad Ali |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4721389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26844119 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.06.016 |
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