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Editorial
. 2000 May 20;320(7246):1352-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7246.1352.

Screening for breast and cervical cancer as a common cause for litigation. A false negative result may be one of an irreducible minimum of errors

R M Wilson
Editorial

Screening for breast and cervical cancer as a common cause for litigation. A false negative result may be one of an irreducible minimum of errors

R M Wilson. BMJ. .
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