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Fetal Origins of Adult Disease: A Paediatric Perspective

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Miles, H.L., Hofman, P.L. & Cutfield, W.S. Fetal Origins of Adult Disease: A Paediatric Perspective. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 6, 261–268 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-005-6184-0

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