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Comment
. 2001 Feb 24;322(7284):492.

Needle length and incidence of local reactions to immunisation. How quickly can research change practice?

J Platt
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Needle length and incidence of local reactions to immunisation. How quickly can research change practice?

J Platt. BMJ. .
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