Spina Bifida: References
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2007). Spina Bifida Fact Sheet. Bethesda: National Institutes of Health. Available online: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spina_bifida/detail_spina_bifida.htm?css.
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Other Works Consulted
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002). Folic acid and prevention of spina bifida and anencephaly: 10 years after the U.S. Public Health Service Recommendation. MMWR, 51(RR-13): 1–20.
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| Last updated: | May 10, 2007 |
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Colin Chalk, MD, CM, FRCPC - Neurology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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