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Medical cost savings in Sakado City and worldwide achieved by preventing disease by folic acid fortification

The introduction of mandatory fortification of grains with folate in 1998 in the United States resulted in 767 fewer spina bifida cases annually and a cost saving of $603 million per year. However, far more significant medical cost savings result from preventing common diseases, including myocardial...

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Autores principales: Kagawa, Yasuo, Hiraoka, Mami, Kageyama, Mitsuyo, Kontai, Yoshiko, Yurimoto, Mayumi, Nishijima, Chiharu, Sakamoto, Kaori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5600128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28185308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cga.12215