Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

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Neural tube defects are among the most common major congenital anomalies in the United States and may lead to a range of disabilities or death. Daily folic acid supplementation in the periconceptional period can prevent neural tube defects. However, most women do not receive the recommended daily intake of folate from diet alone.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-3598

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): January 10 2017

Volume: 317

Issue: 2

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[1 ] University of California, San Francisco.

[2 ] Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.

[3 ] University of Iowa, Iowa City.

[4 ] Columbia University, New York, New York.

[5 ] State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.

[6 ] Pima County Department of Health, Tucson, Arizona.

[7 ] Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

[8 ] Fairfax Family Practice Residency, Fairfax, Virginia9Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

[9 ] Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

[10 ] University of Alabama at Birmingham.

[11 ] University of California, Los Angeles.

[12 ] University of Washington, Seattle.

[13 ] Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

[14 ] University of Texas at Austin.

[15 ] Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

[16 ] University of Hawaii, Manoa.

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Publisher Item ID: 2596300

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.19438

PubMed ID: 28097362

SO-VID: 2a0d2072-ed84-4172-8094-b04fa9c1d8b2

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