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The factors associated with effective folic acid prophylaxis in the peri-conceptional period in women attending an ante-natal clinic

C. LEWIS, ANNE NASH, HELEN OWENS and P. HOGSTON St Mary's Maternity Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
Pages 248-252 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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