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Projected impact of mandatory food fortification with folic acid on neurosurgical capacity needed for treating spina bifida in Ethiopia
Spina bifida, also known as meningomyelocele, is a major birth defect mostly associated with folate deficiency in the mother early in pregnancy. The prevalence of spina bifida is disproportionately high in Ethiopia compared to the global average; about 10,500 liveborn are affected annually. Many aff...
Autores principales: | Kancherla, Vijaya, Koning, Jan, Biluts, Hagos, Woldemariam, Mersha, Kibruyisfaw, Zewdie, Belete, Addisalem, Koning, Marinus |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7986934/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33319513 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1857 |
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