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2016•Saudi Medical JournalOpen access

Will the Eastern Mediterranean Region be the first to prevent all of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly?

Godfrey P. Oakley, Vijaya Kancherla

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The global total prevention of folic acid preventable-spina bifida and anencephaly (FAP SBA) is long overdue. It has been 24 years since the publication of findings from the randomized clinical trial by the Medical Research Council proving unequivocally that folic acid taken shortly before and

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The global total prevention of folic acid preventable-spina bifida and anencephaly (FAP SBA) is long overdue. It has been 24 years since the publication of findings from the randomized clinical trial by the Medical Research Council proving unequivocally that folic acid taken shortly before and

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The global total prevention of folic acid preventable-spina bifida and anencephaly (FAP SBA) is long overdue. It has been 24 years since the publication of findings from the randomized clinical trial by the Medical Research Council proving unequivocally that folic acid taken shortly before and

Key concepts: Spina bifida, Medicine, Anencephaly, Folic acid, Pediatrics, Randomized controlled trial, Surgery, Pregnancy

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