title: Can terathanasia explain the protective effect of folic-acid supplementation on birth defects?
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley 94720-7360, USA.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Hook
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Czeizel
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid