Bio-monitoring the elimination of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly
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Bio-monitoring the elimination of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly.
This is an invited editorial that praises the idea of serum/red cell folate monitoring of the elimination of folic acid-preventable spina bifida.
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Toxicology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0890-6238
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.06.001