About the Authors
- David S. Wald
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* E-mail: d.s.wald@qmul.ac.uk
Affiliation Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Joan K. Morris
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Affiliation Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
- Nicholas J. Wald
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Affiliation Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
Nicholas Wald jointly holds a European patent (EU1272220) for a combination pill for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (patent pending in USA and Canada), in which folic acid is an optional component and together with David Wald has an interest in its development. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: DW JK NW. Performed the experiments: DW JK NW. Analyzed the data: DW JK MW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JM. Wrote the paper: DS JM NW.