Epidemiology of neural tube defects and folic acid

This review article combines four disparate observations about Neural Tube Defects (NTDs). They are the worldwide decline in the birth incidence that began prior to prenatal diagnosis; family recurrence risks; the effect of prenatal diagnosis and termination of affected pregnancies; and the effect o...

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Published in:Cerebrospinal fluid research 2004-12, Vol.1 (1), p.5-5, Article 5
Main Author: Shurtleff, David B
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This review article combines four disparate observations about Neural Tube Defects (NTDs). They are the worldwide decline in the birth incidence that began prior to prenatal diagnosis; family recurrence risks; the effect of prenatal diagnosis and termination of affected pregnancies; and the effect of folic acid.
ISSN:1743-8454
1743-8454
DOI:10.1186/1743-8454-1-5