Title: Nutrition, Pre-pregnancy, Birth and Beyond – Windows of Opportunity
Location: Royal Society of Medicine, London
Date: 01-10-2009
Details: Royal Society of Medicine website
The Food & Health Forum of the Royal Society of Medicine are pleased to announce their upcoming day meeting ‘Nutrition, Pre-pregnancy, Birth and Beyond – Windows of Opportunity’ on Thursday 1 October 2009.
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