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Comment
. 2013 Aug 20:347:f5131.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5131.

Authors' reply to Quantrill, Benger, Ripley and colleagues, Roach, Rogers, and Haldar and colleagues

Renda Soylemez Wiener, Lisa M Schwartz, Steven Woloshin
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Authors' reply to Quantrill, Benger, Ripley and colleagues, Roach, Rogers, and Haldar and colleagues

Renda Soylemez Wiener et al. BMJ. .
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