Title Trends in neural tube defects in Australia / prepared by Paul Lancaster ... [and others] ; Australian Food and Nutrition Monitoring Unit

Published [Canberra] : [Health and Aged Care], [2001] ©2001

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Description x, 100 pages ; 30 cm Summary In response to mounting evidence from observational studies and randomised trials of the benefits of periconceptional folic acid in reducing the risk of neural tube defects, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recommended that women planning a pregnancy or likely to become pregnant should be offered advice about dietary folate and periconceptional folic acid supplementation. Subsequently an NHMRC Expert Panel on Folate Fortification recommended voluntary folate fortification of foods Analysis Neural Tube Defects--Abnormalities--Australia Neural Tube Defects--Abnormalities--Australia--Prevention Notes "This publication is part of the National Food and Nutrition Monitoring and Surveillance Project, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care" "Publication approval number: 3061" --Verso t.p Bibliography Bibliography: pages 83-85 Notes Also available in an electronic version via the Internet. Address as of 18/02/03: http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/food/pdf/neuraltube.pdf Commonwealth of Australia 2001 Subject Neural tube -- Abnormalities -- Australia -- Prevention. Neural tube -- Abnormalities -- Australia. Neural Tube Defects. Author Lancaster, Paul, Dr. Australia. Department of Health and Aged Care. National Food and Nutrition Monitoring Surveillance Project (Australia) Australian Food and Nutrition Monitoring Unit. ISBN 0642820481

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