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Private Clinics can Advertise Pregnancy Services on TV

by Savitha C Muppala on Jan 24 2012 10:39 PM

Private Clinics can Advertise Pregnancy Services on TV

Recent regulations will permit clinics to advertise pregnancy services on television and radio.

Earlier, the not-for-profit pregnancy services had the permission to advertise pregnancy services on television and radio.

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Source-Medindia

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