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. 2012 Apr;62(597):213-6.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp12X636236.

Communicating risk to patients and the public

Gurudutt Naik  1 , Haroon Ahmed, Adrian G K Edwards
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Communicating risk to patients and the public

Gurudutt Naik et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2012 Apr.
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