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. 2004 Oct 2;329(7469):800-1; author reply 801.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7469.800-c.

Measuring participation in UK medical schools: social class data are problematic to interpret

PMID: 15459069
PMCID: PMC521049
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7469.800-c

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Measuring participation in UK medical schools: social class data are problematic to interpret

I C McManus. BMJ. 2004.

. 2004 Oct 2;329(7469):800-1; author reply 801.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7469.800-c.

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PMID: 15459069
PMCID: PMC521049
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7469.800-c

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Proportions of UK medical students in social classes I, II, III, and IV and V, from 1956 to 2001 compared with population proportions for 1961 and 2001 (see http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/328/7455/1545#64772 for data sources)

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