Neural Tube Defects in Costa Rica, 1987–2012: Origins and Development of Birth Defect Surveillance and Folic Acid Fortification

Our aim was to provide a descriptive overview of how the birth defects surveillance and folic acid fortification programs were implemented in Costa Rica—through the establishment of the Registry Center for Congenital Anomalies (Centro de Registro de Enfermedades Congénitas—CREC), and fortification l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Maternal and child health journal 2015-03, Vol.19 (3), p.583-590
Hauptverfasser:	Barboza-Argüello, María de la Paz, Umaña-Solís, Lila M., Azofeifa, Alejandro, Valencia, Diana, Flores, Alina L., Rodríguez-Aguilar, Sara, Alfaro-Calvo, Thelma, Mulinare, Joseph
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acids Anencephaly - epidemiology Babies Birth defects Births Childrens health Congenital defects Congenital diseases Costa Rica - epidemiology Costa Ricans Developmental disabilities Disease control Encephalocele - epidemiology Female Folic acid Folic Acid - administration & dosage Food, Fortified Gynecology Health aspects Health promotion Humans Infant Infant mortality Infant, Newborn Legislation Maternal and Child Health Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neural tube defects Neural Tube Defects - epidemiology Neural Tube Defects - prevention & control Newborn babies Newborn infants Pediatrics Population Economics Population Surveillance Pregnancy Prevalence Public Health Registries Risk factors Sociology Spina bifida Spinal Dysraphism - epidemiology Surveillance Vitamin B
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