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Editorial
. 2000 Mar 4;320(7235):592-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7235.592.

Evidence based screening for Down's syndrome. We should be prepared to re-examine entrenched practices

S Raeburn
Editorial

Evidence based screening for Down's syndrome. We should be prepared to re-examine entrenched practices

S Raeburn. BMJ. .
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