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The name of the illness

BMJ 2006; 332 doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1070 (Published 4 May 2006)
Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:1070

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  1. Helen Mary Worthington, clinical fellow
  1. Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Sale, Cheshire

    Language is as vital to the physician's art as the stethoscope or the scalpel. A doctor begins by examining the words …

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