Assessment of the Potential Health Risks of the Folic Acid Fortification Program on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Colorectal Cancer
Neural tube defects (NTD) result from the failure of the neural tube to close properly very early in gestation. A child born with an NTD may experience an early death or life-long disability. In the 1990s, the critical role of folic acid in the prevention of NTDs was confirmed and as a strategy to...
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/65511 |