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BMJ

Volumn 325, Issue 7362, 2002, Pages 461-

  Gibbs, Sam ^a   Harvey, Ian ^b   Sterling, Jane ^c   Stark, Rosemary ^d   Altman, Douglas G ^e  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Norfolk Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007706729     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7362.461     Document Type: Article

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