Preventing neural tube defects by folic acid fortification of flour.
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چکیده
A year-long prospective study conducted in the obstetrical service of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi for the year 2002, observed 9892 deliveries (312 still-born). Amongst these, there were 34 births with various NTDs of whom there were 16 live births. Anencephaly was the commonest of the neural abnormalities (19 cases with only 3 live births) followed by 11 myelomeningocoeles with 7 live births. There were 3 babies with encephalocoeles and 4 cases of spina bifida aperta.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 54 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004