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Periconceptional Use of Multivitamins and the Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects

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1990 • 194 citations

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1988 • 190 citations

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1982 • 189 citations

Epidemiology of Anencephalus and Spina Bifida

1980 • 125 citations

Absence of Need for Amniocentesis in Patients with Elevated Levels of Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein and Normal Ultrasonographic Examinations

1990 • 88 citations

Estimates of birth prevalence rates of spina bifida in the United States from computer-generated maps

1983 • 77 citations

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1983 • 74 citations

Spina bifida and anencephaly in Scotland.

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The impact of screening for open neural tube defects in England and Wales

1987 • 52 citations

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A declining incidence of neural tube defects in the U.K.

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