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Fetal origins of adult disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Simon C. Langley-Evans
Affiliation:
Nene Centre for Healthcare EducationBoughton Green RoadNorthampton NN2 7ALUnited Kingdom
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Abstract

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Type
Invited commentary
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1999

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