Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S36-S40 , November 2008

Employer Approaches To Preconception Care

  • Kathryn E. Phillips, MPH
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  • Georgette Flood

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Ms Georgette Flood, National Business Group on Health, Center for Prevention and Health Services, 50 F Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20001; Phone: 202-585-1837; fax: 202-628-9244.

Received 30 April 2008 ,Revised 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 21 July 2008.

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 The authors have no direct financial interests that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript.

PII: S1049-3867(08)00101-1

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.07.006

Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S36-S40 , November 2008