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Spina Bifida - References

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  1. Adzick NS, et al. (2011). A randomized trial of prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele. New England Journal of Medicine. Published online February 9, 2011 (doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1014379).

  2. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2003, reaffirmed 2008). Neural tube defects. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 44. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(1): 203-210.

Other Works Consulted

  • Ghatan S (2006). Myelomeningocele. In FD Burg et al., eds., Current Pediatric Therapy, 18th ed., pp. 377-380. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • Liptak GS (2007). Neural tube defects. In ML Batshaw et al., eds., Children with Disabilities, 6th ed., pp. 419-438. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

  • Liptak GS, Dosa NP (2010). Meningomyelocele. Pediatrics in Review, 30(31): 443-450.

  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2009). Folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf09/folicacid/folicacidrs.htm.

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Last Updated: March 21, 2011
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