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Comment
. 2021 Apr 6;113(4):1057-1059.
doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab007.

Low vitamin B-12-high folate status in adolescents and pregnant women may have deleterious effects on health of the offspring

Rishikesh V Behere  1 , Chittaranjan S Yajnik  1
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Low vitamin B-12-high folate status in adolescents and pregnant women may have deleterious effects on health of the offspring

Rishikesh V Behere et al. Am J Clin Nutr. .
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