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Comment
. 2006 Jun;91(6):458-60.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.095679.

Balancing biomedical, care, and support needs in the technology dependent child

D W Vickers  1 , L C Maynard
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Comment

Balancing biomedical, care, and support needs in the technology dependent child

D W Vickers et al. Arch Dis Child. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

Perspective on the paper by Sullivan et al (see page 478)

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Competing interests: none declared

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