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Editorial
. 2015 Jun;103(6):469-70.
doi: 10.1002/bdra.23380. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

Preventing folate-related neural tube defects: Problem solved, or not?

James L Mills  1
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Editorial

Preventing folate-related neural tube defects: Problem solved, or not?

James L Mills. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Jun.
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