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Public health failure in the prevention of neural tube defects: time to abandon the tolerable upper intake level of folate

The neural tube defects anencephaly and spina bifida are two of the most common serious congenital malformations. Most cases can be prevented by consuming sufficient folic acid immediately before pregnancy and in early pregnancy. Fortification of flour with folic acid to prevent these defects has be...

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Autores principales: Wald, Nicholas J., Morris, Joan K., Blakemore, Colin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5809909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29450103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40985-018-0079-6

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