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Spina Bifida - References

Citations

  1. Liptak GS (2007). Neural tube defects. In ML Batshaw et al., eds., Children with Disabilities, 6th ed., pp. 419–438. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

  2. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2003). Neural tube defects. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 44. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(1): 203–210.

  3. Ghatan S (2006). Myelomeningocele. In FD Burb et al., eds., Current Pediatric Therapy, vol. 18, pp. 377–380. Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier.

  4. Committee on Genetics, American Academy of Pediatrics (1999, reaffirmed 2007). Folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects. Pediatrics, 104(20): 325–327.

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: April 03, 2009
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