The author is a Visiting Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University.
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Folate deficiency is an “imminent health hazard” causing a worldwide birth defects epidemic
Article first published online: 30 OCT 2003
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.10141
Copyright © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology
Volume 67, Issue 11, pages 903–904, November 2003
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Oakley, G. P. (2003), Folate deficiency is an “imminent health hazard” causing a worldwide birth defects epidemic. Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology, 67: 903–904. doi: 10.1002/bdra.10141
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The author is a Visiting Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University.
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The author is co-inventor of a patent that covers adding folic acid to contraceptive pills. Compensation for his role as co-inventor, if any, will be under the regulations of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The author is a paid consultant to Ortho McNeil on this issue.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 10 NOV 2003
- Article first published online: 30 OCT 2003
- Manuscript Accepted: 23 SEP 2003
- Manuscript Received: 21 SEP 2003
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