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Health and Medicine
Studies in the area of health and medicine reported from Royal Victoria Hospital
June 18th, 2009
" To investigate whether the 1998 government policy for mandatory fortification of flour and pasta products with folate was followed by a reduction in the prevalence of severe congenital heart defects. Time trend analysis," investigators in Montreal, Canada report. " Province of Quebec, Canada. Infants born in 1990-2005 identified with severe congenital heart defects (tetralogy of Fallot, endocardial cushion defects, univentricular hearts, truncus arteriosus, or transposition complexes) in Quebec administrative databases. Data analysed in two time periods (before and after fortification). Birth prevalence measured annually as infants (live and stillbirths) with...
Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2009-06-18)
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