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Editorial
. 2018 Nov;68(676):510-511.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X699461.

The elusive diagnosis of cancer: testing times

Brian D Nicholson  1 , Rafael Perera  2 , Matthew J Thompson  3
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Editorial

The elusive diagnosis of cancer: testing times

Brian D Nicholson et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2018 Nov.

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  • Correction.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Br J Gen Pract. 2019 Apr;69(681):178. doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X702185. Br J Gen Pract. 2019. PMID: 30923145 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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