Meta-analysis of folic acid efficacy trials in stroke prevention: Insight into effect modifiers
Conclusions:
Folic acid supplementation could reduce the stroke risk in regions without folic acid fortification, particularly in trials using a relatively low dosage of folic acid and with low vitamin B12 levels.
Source: Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Zhao, M., Wu, G., Li, Y., Wang, X., Hou, F. F., Xu, X., Qin, X., Cai, Y. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Clinical trials Randomized controlled (CONSORT agreement), All epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research
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