Browsing by Author "Cortés, Fanny"

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    • Búsqueda de afecciones genéticas como etiología de déficit intelectual en individuos que asisten a escuelas ... 
      Alliende Rodríguez, María Angélica; Cámpora, Laura; Curotto, Bianca; Toro, Jessica; Valiente, Alf; Castillo, Marcela; Cortés, Fanny; Trigo, César; Alvarado, Cecilia; Silva, Manuel; Carú Marambio, Margarita (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-12)
      Mental retardation or intellectual disability affects 2% of the general population, but in 60% to 70% of cases the real cause of this retardation is not known. An early etiologic diagnosis of intellectual disability can ...
    • Cost-effectiveness of a folic acid fortification program in Chile 
      Llanos, Adolfo; Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés, Fanny; Pardo, Andrea; Grosse, Scott D.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (ELSEVIER, 2007-10)
      Objective: Periconceptional intake of folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs), a frequent birth defect that can cause significant infant mortality and disability. In Chile, fortification of wheat flour ...
    • Folic acid fortification of wheat flour: Chile 
      Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés, Fanny (INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2004-06)
      Neural tube defects (open spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele) represent the first congenital malformations to be preventable through public health measures such as supplementation and/or food fortification with ...