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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Argument for accident and emergency (A&E) collection flawed
  1. John Langley1,
  2. Colin Cryer2
  1. 1Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
  2. 2Seiph Health and Health Care Group, Kings College London, Oak Lodge, David Salomons Estate, Broomhill Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0TG, UK

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