The unnecessary epidemic of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly.
Brent
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Jefferson Medical College and Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE 19899, USA. rbrent@nemours.org
Oakley
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Mattison
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D000757:Anencephaly / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000517:prevention & control*
D005492:Folic Acid