Folic acid food fortification-its history, effect, concerns, and future directions

scientific article published on 15 March 2011

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P356DOI10.3390/NU3030370
P932PMC publication ID3257747
P698PubMed publication ID22254102
P5875ResearchGate publication ID221755975

P2093author name stringLynn B Bailey
Robert J Berry
Krista S Crider
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 UnportedQ14947546
P6216copyright statuscopyrightedQ50423863
P433issue3
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectheterocyclic compoundQ193430
dietQ474191
folic acidQ127060
neural tube defectQ548213
pregnancy outcomeQ66057507
fortified foodQ66296884
physiological phenomenonQ66615932
P5008on focus list of Wikimedia projectScienceSourceQ55439927
P304page(s)370-384
P577publication date2011-03-01
2011-03-15
P1433published inNutrientsQ7070485
P1476titleFolic acid food fortification-its history, effect, concerns, and future directions
P478volume3

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