Prevalence of spina bifida and anencephaly during the transition to mandatory folic acid fortification in the United States

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Laura Williams · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

T. Cara · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Larry D. Edmonds · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Gary M. Shaw

Russell S. Kirby

Charlotte A. Hobbs · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Lowell E. Sever · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Abstract

The decline in the prevalence of spina bifida was temporally associated with folic acid fortification of US grain supplies. The temporal association between fortification and the prevalence of anencephaly is unclear.

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Folate and B Vitamins Research Esophageal and GI Pathology Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

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Published in: Teratology

Volume 66, Issue 1, pp. 33-39

DOI: 10.1002/tera.10060

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 10.70

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Prevalence of spina bifida and anencephaly during the transition to mandatory folic acid fortification in the United States

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