Folic acid to reduce neonatal mortality from neural tube disorders.

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Published in Int J Epidemiol on April 01, 2010

Authors

Hannah Blencowe1, Simon Cousens, Bernadette Modell, Joy Lawn

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1: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. hblencowe@gmail.com

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