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Vitamin E

Selected References:

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  • Gilboa SM, et al. 2014. National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Maternal intake of vitamin E and birth defects, national birth defects prevention study, 1997 to 2005. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 100(9):647-657.
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  • National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. 2021. Vitamin E: Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. Available at: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminE-HealthProfessional/. Accessed 3 July 2024.
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  • Wu H, et al. 2018. Does vitamin E prevent asthma or wheeze in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatr Respir Rev. 27:60-68.
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