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Risk Factors for Neural-Tube Defects Detected in Utero: A Prospective Community-Based Study from Addis Ababa

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Abstract

Within this high-prevalence community, poor vitamin status was identified as a risk factor for NTDs detected at ultrasound examination. Improving food security and fortification of foods or food ingredients could be alternative measures.

Research topics

  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery

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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.02.108

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