Godfrey Oakley

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Delaying folic acid fortification of flour
    Godfrey P Oakley
    BMJ 324:1348-9. 2002
  2. ncbi Euthanasia in severely ill newborns
    Godfrey P Oakley
    N Engl J Med 352:2353-5; author reply 2353-5. 2005
  3. ncbi Association of biochemical B₁₂ deficiency with metformin therapy and vitamin B₁₂ supplements: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006
    Lael Reinstatler
    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Diabetes Care 35:327-33. 2012
  4. ncbi When will we eliminate folic acid-preventable spina bifida?
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Epidemiology 18:367-8. 2007
  5. ncbi Folic acid fortification remains an urgent health priority
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA
    BMJ 329:1376. 2004
  6. ncbi Recommendations for accelerating global action to prevent folic acid-preventable birth defects and other folate-deficiency diseases: meeting of experts on preventing folic acid-preventable neural tube defects
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 70:835-7. 2004
  7. ncbi Scientific evidence supporting folic acid fortification of flour in Australia and New Zealand
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 70:838-41. 2004
  8. ncbi Balancing benefits and harms in public health prevention programmes mandated by governments
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA 30345, USA
    BMJ 329:41-3; discussion 43-4. 2004
  9. ncbi The scientific basis for eliminating folic acid-preventable spina bifida: a modern miracle from epidemiology
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 19:226-30. 2009
  10. ncbi Inertia on folic acid fortification: public health malpractice
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Teratology 66:44-54. 2002

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Publications23

  1. ncbi Delaying folic acid fortification of flour
    Godfrey P Oakley
    BMJ 324:1348-9. 2002
  2. ncbi Euthanasia in severely ill newborns
    Godfrey P Oakley
    N Engl J Med 352:2353-5; author reply 2353-5. 2005
  3. ncbi Association of biochemical B₁₂ deficiency with metformin therapy and vitamin B₁₂ supplements: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006
    Lael Reinstatler
    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Diabetes Care 35:327-33. 2012
    ....
  4. ncbi When will we eliminate folic acid-preventable spina bifida?
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Epidemiology 18:367-8. 2007
    ..Fortification with folic acid and vitamin B12 is safe and should be implemented in all countries...
  5. ncbi Folic acid fortification remains an urgent health priority
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, USA
    BMJ 329:1376. 2004
  6. ncbi Recommendations for accelerating global action to prevent folic acid-preventable birth defects and other folate-deficiency diseases: meeting of experts on preventing folic acid-preventable neural tube defects
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 70:835-7. 2004
    ..Programs implemented to date by fewer than 40 countries have prevented only 10% of the estimated 240,000 annual cases of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly...
  7. ncbi Scientific evidence supporting folic acid fortification of flour in Australia and New Zealand
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 70:838-41. 2004
    ..Scientists and advocates are bringing this intervention to the attention of policymakers in countries around the world, and consequently the demand for sound, science-backed policy rationale is increasing...
  8. ncbi Balancing benefits and harms in public health prevention programmes mandated by governments
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA 30345, USA
    BMJ 329:41-3; discussion 43-4. 2004
  9. ncbi The scientific basis for eliminating folic acid-preventable spina bifida: a modern miracle from epidemiology
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 19:226-30. 2009
    ....
  10. ncbi Inertia on folic acid fortification: public health malpractice
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Teratology 66:44-54. 2002
  11. ncbi Folate deficiency is an "imminent health hazard" causing a worldwide birth defects epidemic
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 67:903-4. 2003
  12. ncbi Provide the citizens of New Zealand the miracle of folic acid fortification
    Godfrey Oakley
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    N Z Med J 116:U302. 2003
  13. ncbi Update on prevention of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly
    Karen N Bell
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 85:102-7. 2009
    ..Folic acid prevents most cases of spina bifida and anencephaly by raising serum folate levels among women capable of bearing children, as does encouraging women to consume folic acid supplements prior to pregnancy...
  14. ncbi Tracking the prevention of folic acid-preventable spina bifida and anencephaly
    Karen N Bell
    Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 76:654-7. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Professional researchers and clinicians can help combat this situation by becoming advocates for child health in their respective countries...
  15. ncbi Association between vitamin B12-containing supplement consumption and prevalence of biochemically defined B12 deficiency in adults in NHANES III (third national health and nutrition examination survey)
    Marian L Evatt
    Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
    Public Health Nutr 13:25-31. 2010
    ..To explore the association between vitamin B(12) (B(12))-containing supplement use, low B(12) concentrations and biochemically defined B(12) deficiency in US adults...
  16. ncbi Oral synthetic folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements work--if one consumes them
    Godfrey P Oakley
    Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Nutr Rev 62:S22-6; discussion S27-8. 2004
    ..Oral supplements of synthetic folic acid and vitamin B12 are very effective in increasing blood levels of the vitamins and are known to prevent birth defects and cardiovascular diseases...
  17. ncbi Should folic acid fortification be mandatory? Yes
    Nicholas J Wald
    Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, London EC1M 6BQ
    BMJ 334:1252. 2007
  18. ncbi Further efforts to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects
    Robert L Brent
    Pediatrics 119:225-6. 2007
  19. ncbi The folate debate
    Robert L Brent
    Department of Pediatrics, Radiology, and Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
    Pediatrics 117:1418-9. 2006
  20. ncbi Triumph and/or tragedy: the present Food and Drug Administration program of enriching grains with folic acid
    Robert L Brent
    Department of Pediatrics, Radiology, and Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA
    Pediatrics 117:930-2. 2006
  21. ncbi The Food and Drug Administration must require the addition of more folic acid in "enriched" flour and other grains
    Robert L Brent
    Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA
    Pediatrics 116:753-5. 2005
  22. ncbi Folic acid fortification: time for a concentrated effort
    Godfrey P Oakley
    CMAJ 167:848; author reply 848-9. 2002
  23. ncbi High rates of neural tube defects in Ukraine
    Nataliya Yuskiv
    Volyn Regional Children's Territorial Medical Center, Lutsk, Volyn, Ukraine
    Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 70:400-2. 2004
    ..Universal folic acid fortification of flour milled in Ukraine is urgently needed to end this epidemic of birth defects. Such fortification would be expected to prevent folate deficiency anemia, heart attacks, and strokes...