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. 2002 Aug 6;167(3):255-6.

Neural tube defects and periconceptional folic acid

Rezan A Kadir  1 , Demetrios L Economides
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Neural tube defects and periconceptional folic acid

Rezan A Kadir et al. CMAJ. .
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