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- Title
Economic evaluation of folic acid food fortification in The Netherlands.
- Authors
Jentink, Janneke; van de Vrie-Hoekstra, Nienke W; de Jong-van den Berg, Lolkje T W; Postma, Maarten J
- Abstract
Folic acid intake before and during pregnancy reduces neural tube defects (NTD). Therefore, several countries have enriched bulk food with folic acid resulting in a 26-48% decrease in the prevalence of NTDs. In 2000, the Dutch Health Council advised against folic acid enrichment based on literature research; yet formal cost-effectiveness information was absent. We designed our study to estimate cost-effectiveness of folic acid food fortification in the Netherlands.
- Publication
European journal of public health, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 3, p270
- ISSN
1464-360X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/eurpub/ckm129