Paediatricians as champions for ending folic acid-preventable spina bifida, anencephaly globally

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022 Dec;6(1):e001745. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001745.

Authors

Timothy G Singer¹, Vijaya Kancherla², Godfrey Oakley²

Affiliations

¹ Neurological Surgery, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, District of Columbia, USA tgsinger@gwu.edu.
² Center for Spina Bifida Prevention, Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; growth; neonatology; neurosurgery; statistics.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Anencephaly* / epidemiology
Anencephaly* / prevention & control
Folic Acid / therapeutic use
Food, Fortified
Humans
Spinal Dysraphism* / epidemiology
Spinal Dysraphism* / prevention & control

Substances

Folic Acid