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Comment
. 2008 Jan 12;336(7635):59.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39450.691169.3A.

Financial ties that might bind: Consider palliative coronary intervention

Michael R Chester
Comment

Financial ties that might bind: Consider palliative coronary intervention

Michael R Chester. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: MRC provides advice to PCT/PBC Commissioners on patient centred angina service redesign.

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