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Editorial
. 2000 May 27;320(7247):1422.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7247.1422.

Dereliction of duty in an ageist society. The government's silence over Royal Commission report on long term care is ominous

I Heath
Editorial

Dereliction of duty in an ageist society. The government's silence over Royal Commission report on long term care is ominous

I Heath. BMJ. .
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