title: Folic acid and the prevention of neural tube defects: the need for public health action.
abstract: Fortification of flour with folic acid is simple, economical and safe. Failure to take appropriate regulatory action will mean that tens of thousands of women in Europe will needlessly continue to have pregnancies with neural tube defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011634:Public Health; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid