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Economic burden of neural tube defects and impact of prevention with folic acid: a literature review

✍ Scribed by Yunni Yi; Marion Lindemann; Antje Colligs; Claire Snowball

Publisher
Springer
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
287 KB
Volume
170
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-6997

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