A dilemma

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Tim Senior. Br J Gen Pract. 2021.

. 2021 Jan 28;71(703):81.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X714845. Print 2021.

¹ Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation, Airds, PO Box 290, 187 Riverside Drive, Airds, NSW 2560, Australia. Email: drtimsenior@gmail.com@timsenior.

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