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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatory fortification of bread-making flour with folic acid

✍ Scribed by Samanthi Abeywardana; Carol Bower; Jane Halliday; Annabelle Chan; Elizabeth A. Sullivan

Book ID: 109382387
Publisher: Public Health Association of Australia
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 125 KB
Volume: 34
Category: Article
ISSN: 1326-0200
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00565.x

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