190093 An examination of additional prevention strategies that may impact NTD disparities among Hispanics in the United States and in other countries

Monday, October 27, 2008: 3:00 PM

Jose F. Cordero, MD, MPH , Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
     

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the world-wide benefit of folic acid fortification in the prevention of neural tube defects • Articulate the strategies to minimize the racial/ethnic disparities in NTD prevention impact • List some of the unique partnerships in the global effort to fortify flour • Recognize some of the other and emerging health effects of folic acid beyond NTD prevention

Keywords: Birth Defects, Maternal Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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