Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 371-374 , October 2008

Perinatal Programming of Obesity

  • Rebecca Simmons, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Rebecca Simmons MD, University of Pennsylvania, BRB II/III, Room 1308, 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104

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doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.08.004

Seminars in Perinatology
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 371-374 , October 2008

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