Periconceptional consumption of vitamins containing folic acid and risk for multiple congenital anomalies
✍ Scribed by Rebecca H. Bitsko; Jennita Reefhuis; Paul A. Romitti; Cynthia A. Moore; Margaret A. Honein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 143A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4825
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