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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...
Autores principales: | Morris, JK, Rankin, J, Draper, ES, Kurinczuk, JJ, Springett, A, Tucker, D, Wellesley, D, Wreyford, B, Wald, NJ |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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