Periconceptional multivitamin supplementation and nonneural midline defects
β Scribed by Czeizel, Andrew
- Book ID
- 101447211
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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## Abstract The pioneering studies of Smithells et al. showed the reduction of recurrent neuralβtube defects (NTD) after periconceptional folic acidβcontaining multivitamin supplementation. The Hungarian Periconceptional Service was established in 1984, and this primary health care system offered a