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The International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery resolution on mandatory folic acid fortification of staple foods for prevention of spina bifida and anencephaly and associated disability and child mortality

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The authors would like to express their deep gratitude to Vijaya Kancherla and Godfrey Oakley from the Center for Spina Bifida Prevention at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, USA, for their guidance and technical assistance in preparing this document.

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    Adrian Caceres, Jeffrey P. Blount, Martina Messing-Jünger, Sandip Chatterjee, Graham Fieggen & Jose Francisco Salomao

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Caceres, A., Blount, J.P., Messing-Jünger, M. et al. The International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery resolution on mandatory folic acid fortification of staple foods for prevention of spina bifida and anencephaly and associated disability and child mortality. Childs Nerv Syst 37, 1809–1812 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-021-05191-y

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