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Prevention of neural tube defects in the UK: a missed opportunity

OBJECTIVE: In 1991, the Medical Research Council (MRC) Vitamin Study demonstrated that folic acid taken before pregnancy and in early pregnancy reduced the risk of a neural tube defect (NTD). We aimed to estimate the number of NTD pregnancies that would have been prevented if flour had been fortifie...

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Autores principales: Morris, JK, Rankin, J, Draper, ES, Kurinczuk, JJ, Springett, A, Tucker, D, Wellesley, D, Wreyford, B, Wald, NJ
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26681697
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-309226