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Folate supplementation during the preconception period, pregnancy and puerperium. Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians Guidelines
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Title
Folate supplementation during the preconception period, pregnancy and puerperium. Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians Guidelines
Journal
Issue
Article type
Guidelines / Expert consensus
Pages
633-636
Published online
2017-11-30
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2131
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DOI
10.5603/GP.a2017.0113
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Ginekol Pol 2017;88(11):633-636.
Authors
Dorota Bomba-Opoń
Lidia Hirnle
Jarosław Kalinka
Agnieszka Seremak-Mrozikiewicz


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