Folate status in the US population 20 y after the introduction of folic acid fortification
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Keywords:
serum folate
RBC folate
women of reproductive age
folate deficiency
folate insufficiency
supplement use
race-ethnicity
Abbreviations used:
MBA
microbiologic assay
MTHFR
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
NTD
neural tube defect.
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