Clinical utility of folate-containing oral contraceptives [Corrigendum]
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Clinical utility of folate-containing oral contraceptives
Folate is a generic term for a water-soluble B-complex vitamin which plays an important role in protein synthesis and metabolism and other processes related to cell multiplication and tissue growth. Pregnant and lactating women are at increased risk of folic acid deficiency because generally their dietary folate is insufficient to meet their physiological requirements and the metabolic demands ...
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