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National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - For More Information Date: March 17, 1997 National Institute on Child Health and Human Development P.O. Box 29111 Washington, D.C. 20040 (301) 496-5133 Fax: (301) 496-7101 http://www. nichd.nih.gov For information on the more than 100 scientific and medical societies and health advocacy groups connected with NICHD research, contact Friends of the NICHD, a coalition that lobbies for the institute's goals: Friends

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National Institute on Child Health and Human Development
P.O. Box 29111
Washington, D.C. 20040
(301) 496-5133
Fax: (301) 496-7101
http://www. nichd.nih.gov

For information on the more than 100 scientific and medical societies and health advocacy groups connected with NICHD research, contact Friends of the NICHD, a coalition that lobbies for the institute's goals:

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