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Fatal flaw in the fetal argument

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Rachel Huxley
Rachel Huxley
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The george Institute, University of SydneyPO Box M201, Missenden Road, NSW 2050, Australiarhuxley@iih.usyd.edu
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 95 , Issue 3 , March 2006 , pp. 441 - 442
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