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Wills: treatment of pregnancy and tropical macrocytic anaemia

Contribution grade

Maternal, reproductive and child health · EMPIRICAL

Reference score180,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Reported clinical improvement with yeast extract in pregnancy and tropical macrocytic anaemia cases.

Scientific scope

The record is Wills's sole-author 1931 BMJ report and its historical cases and treatment observations. It does not establish modern folate identity, dosage, safety, randomized efficacy or current obstetric standards.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Wills's sole-author 1931 BMJ report and its historical cases and treatment observations. It does not establish modern folate identity, dosage, safety, randomized efficacy or current obstetric standards.

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Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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