Preconception care for healthy women and those with medical conditions.

Br J Hosp Med (Lond)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH.

Published: June 2013

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