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Review
. 1993 Aug;12(4):438-41.
doi: 10.1080/07315724.1993.10718334.

Folate status, women's health, pregnancy outcome, and cancer

C E Butterworth Jr  1
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Review

Folate status, women's health, pregnancy outcome, and cancer

C E Butterworth Jr. J Am Coll Nutr. 1993 Aug.

Abstract

Key observations by Dr. Lucy Wills 65 years ago have led to the identification of folate as a nutrient essential for the prevention of megaloblastic anemia of pregnancy. The more recently discovered relationships of folate status to cervical dysplasia, neural tube defects, and atherosclerosis are reviewed here.

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