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Please help me answer this question: A deficiency of folic acid in the diet is linked to the increased number of babies born with congenital anomalies. You are asked to develop an educational program for providers about the need for nutritional counseling to women of childbearing age. How would you gain support for the program from an epidemiologic standpoint?

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