Burden of neural tube defects in the Middle East and North Africa from 1990 to 2021: Findings from the global burden of disease study
Although the burden of NTDs has declined in the MENA region in recent years, it remains a major public health concern in countries like Afghanistan, Sudan, and Yemen.
Authors
- Amin Nakhostin-Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1113-9257)
- Arash Babaei-Ghazani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-9298)
- Khashayar Danandeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1361-6205)
- Farzaneh Farhadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-2764)
- Homa Seyedmirzaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7799-9332)
- Hamid V. Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-2889)
- Hosna Soleymanzadeh
- Hanieh Kariznoee
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2025.11.008
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00