Reduction in Neural-Tube Defects after Folic Acid Fortification in Canada
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From Laval University, Quebec, QC (P.D.W., F.T.); the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (M.I.V.A.); British Columbia Ministry of Health, Victoria (S.-H.U.); Alberta Health and Wellness, Calgary (R.B.L., B.S.); the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg ( J.A.E.); Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (M.C.V.H.); the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS (P.Z.); Health Science Centre, St. John’s, NL (M.C., B.F.); Food Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa (N.S.L.) — all in Canada; and Robert Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami (T.N.). Address reprint requests to Dr. De Wals at the Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Université Laval, Pavillon de l’Est, Local 1110, 2180, Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada, or at philippe. [email protected].
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