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. 2003 Dec 20;327(7429):1428-30.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7429.1428.

The midwife, the coincidence, and the hypothesis

David Barker  1
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The midwife, the coincidence, and the hypothesis

David Barker. BMJ. .

Abstract

Finding an archive of health records is one thing—and being able to talk your way into accessing them may depend on coincidence

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Ethel Margaret Burnside
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Extract from one of the ledgers kept by Miss Burnside's nurses
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