Folic acid and the prevention of neural tube defects: a summary guide for health professionals

Hdl Handle:: http://hdl.handle.net/10147/249848
Title:: Folic acid and the prevention of neural tube defects: a summary guide for health professionals
Authors:: Health Education Authority
Publisher:: Health Education Authority
Issue Date:: 1996
URI:: http://hdl.handle.net/10147/249848
Item Type:: Report
Language:: en
Description:: The Health Education Authority is undertaking a major folic acid campaign, over the next two and a half years, funded by the Department of Health. This is in response to the report of a UK Expert Advisory Group which recommended that to reduce the risk of first-time occurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs) all women, prior to conception and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, should increase their folic acid and folate intake by 400 micrograms (0.4 milligrams) a day
Keywords:: NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; FOLIC ACID

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Health Education Authority	en_GB
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-23T09:13:41Z	-
dc.date.available	2012-10-23T09:13:41Z	-
dc.date.issued	1996	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/249848	-
dc.description	The Health Education Authority is undertaking a major folic acid campaign, over the next two and a half years, funded by the Department of Health. This is in response to the report of a UK Expert Advisory Group which recommended that to reduce the risk of first-time occurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs) all women, prior to conception and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, should increase their folic acid and folate intake by 400 micrograms (0.4 milligrams) a day	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Health Education Authority	en_GB
dc.subject	NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS	en_GB
dc.subject	FOLIC ACID	en_GB
dc.title	Folic acid and the prevention of neural tube defects: a summary guide for health professionals	en_GB
dc.type	Report	en