Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

  1. Tracy Wolff, MD, MPH;
  2. Catherine Takacs Witkop, MD, MPH;
  3. Therese Miller, DrPH; and
  4. Shamsuzzoha B. Syed, MD, MPH, DPH (Cantab)
  1. From the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland.
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        Figure 1. Analytic framework for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force review on folic acid supplementation for the prevention of NTDs.

        KQ = key question; NTD = neural tube defect.

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          Figure 2. Study flow diagram.

          KQ = key question.

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        • Summaries for Patients:Folic Acid for the Prevention of Infant Neural Tube Defects: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Ann Intern Med May 5, 2009 150:I-50; doi:10.1059/0003-4819-150-9-200905050-00002
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        1. Ann Intern Med May 5, 2009 vol. 150 no. 9 632-639
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