Preliminary data on changes in neural tube defect prevalence rates after folic acid fortification in South America.

Castilla, Eduardo E; Orioli, Iêda M; Lopez-Camelo, Jorge S; Dutra, Maria da Graça; Nazer-Herrera, Julio

Castilla, Eduardo E; Orioli, Iêda M; Lopez-Camelo, Jorge S; Dutra, Maria da Graça; Nazer-Herrera, Julio.

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Castilla EE; ECLAMC at Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, CP 926, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20001-970 Brazil. castilla@centroin.com.br

Am J Med Genet A ; 123A(2): 123-8, 2003 Dec 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14598335

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Congenital Abnormalities/epidemiology; Folic Acid; Food, Fortified; Neural Tube Defects/prevention & control; Cleft Palate/epidemiology; Down Syndrome/epidemiology; Humans; Neural Tube Defects/epidemiology; South America/epidemiology; Time Factors; Triticum

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Congenital Abnormalities / Food, Fortified / Folic Acid / Neural Tube Defects Type of study: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul Language: En Year: 2003 Type: Article

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