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Editorial
. 2000 Jun 10;320(7249):1552-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7249.1552.

Is life becoming more of a pain?

P Croft
Editorial

Is life becoming more of a pain?

P Croft. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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  • Life is as much a pain as it ever was.
    Macfarlane GJ, McBeth J, Garrow A, Silman AJ. Macfarlane GJ, et al. BMJ. 2000 Oct 7;321(7265):897. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 11021885 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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