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Comment
. 2006 Dec 16;333(7581):1270; author reply 1270.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39058.703194.3A.

Use of Google as a diagnostic aid: bias your search

Mark Taubert
Comment

Use of Google as a diagnostic aid: bias your search

Mark Taubert. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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