title: Will the Eastern Mediterranean Region be the first to prevent all of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly?
authors.affiliation: Center for Spina Bifida Research, Prevention and Policy, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. E-mail. gpoakley@mindspring.com.
authors.forename: Godfrey P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Oakley
authors.forename: Vijaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kancherla
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D009850:Oman; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D005492:Folic Acid