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. 1998 Sep 26;317(7162):862-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7162.862.

Guidelines in general practice: the new Tower of Babel?

A Hibble  1 , D Kanka, D Pencheon, F Pooles
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Guidelines in general practice: the new Tower of Babel?

A Hibble et al. BMJ. .
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