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Comparison of national policies on periconceptional use of folic acid to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly (SBA)

✍ Scribed by Cornel, Martina C.; Erickson, J. David

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 29 KB
Volume: 55
Category: Article
ISSN: 0040-3709
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9926(199702)55:2<134::aid-tera3>3.0.co;2-3

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## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** The number of countries fortifying wheat and maize flour with folic acid has increased in the past 2 years. Folic acid prevents most cases of spina bifida and anencephaly by raising serum folate levels among women capable of bearing children, as does encouraging women to