Teratology society position statement on surveillance and prevalence estimation of neural tube defects
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Teratology Society Consensus Statement on use of folic acid to reduce the risk of birth defects.
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عنوان ژورنال: Birth Defects Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2472-1727
DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1434