Folate deficiency among Filipino pregnant women, 6th National Nutrition Survey
Folate deficiency is considered an important risk factor for neural tube defects (NTD), spontaneous abortion, intrauterine growth retardation and preterm births. Folate deficiency may also result to macrocytic type of anemia which is a common late finding in pregnancy. Taking into account the health...
| Published in: | Philippine Journal of Nutrition Vol. 53, no. 3-4 (Jul. 2006 - Dec. 2006), 1-12 |
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2006
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