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Review
. 2007 Feb;92(2):97-8.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.108423.

Confusing terminology attempts to define the undefinable

I Hughes  1
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Review

Confusing terminology attempts to define the undefinable

I Hughes. Arch Dis Child. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Perspective on the papers by Olsen et al(see page 109) and Lucas et al(see page 120)

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