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Editorial
. 2016 May 16:353:i2750.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.i2750.

The weekend effect: now you see it, now you don't

Martin McKee  1
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Editorial

The weekend effect: now you see it, now you don't

Martin McKee. BMJ. .

Abstract

New evidence reinforces concerns about the government’s use of evidence

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: I have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: I am on the board of UCL Partners (http://www.uclpartners.com/).

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