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Editorial
. 2022 Dec;6(1):e001745.
doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001745.

Paediatricians as champions for ending folic acid-preventable spina bifida, anencephaly globally

Timothy G Singer  1 , Vijaya Kancherla  2 , Godfrey Oakley  2
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Editorial

Paediatricians as champions for ending folic acid-preventable spina bifida, anencephaly globally

Timothy G Singer et al. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; growth; neonatology; neurosurgery; statistics.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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