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The role of folate in the prevention of neural-tube defects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

John Scott ,
Peadar Kirke ,
Anne Molloy ,
Leslie Daly  and
Donald Weir
John Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Peadar Kirke
Affiliation:
Health Research Board, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Anne Molloy
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Leslie Daly
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Medicine, University College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Donald Weir
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Type
‘Newer aspects of micronutrients’
Information
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 53 , Issue 3 , November 1994 , pp. 631 - 636
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1994

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