8-Week Healthy Baby Course
Authored by Lynn StephenOriginally published 4 Sept 2026
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Lynn Stephen
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Lynn joined Patient in 2023 and her role includes checking all the professional leaflets, patient information leaflets and medicine leaflets, to ensure consistency of spelling, grammar, reference material and brand style, working with the medical authors and clinical director to coordinate the authoring and peer reviewing of the leaflets.
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Article also available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, and Swedish.
Next review due: 4 Sept 2026
4 Sept 2026 | Originally published
Authored by:
Lynn Stephen
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