Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S2-S9 , November 2008

Policy And Finance For Preconception Care: Opportunities for Today and the Future

  • Kay Johnson, MPH, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Kay Johnson, 175 Red Pine Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461; Phone: 802-482-3005.
    • ,
  • Hani Atrash, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Alison Johnson, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 26 September 2008 ,Accepted 26 September 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.

 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Health Resources and Services Administration.

PII: S1049-3867(08)00140-0

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.09.006

Women's Health Issues
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