title: Bio-monitoring the elimination of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly.
abstract: This is an invited editorial that praises the idea of serum/red cell folate monitoring of the elimination of folic acid-preventable spina bifida.
authors.forename: Godfrey P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: Karen N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brent
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D005492:Folic Acid