Article Related content Article metrics Rapid responses Response Rapid Response: English. The "latter" can only refer to the second of two items. In this case there are three and it should therefore be the "last." It is bad enough to have to put up with this sort of thing here in the U.S., but I expect better of the B.M.J. Competing interests: None declared Competing interests: No competing interests 29 June 2007 Joseph McEvoy Retired N/A
Rapid Response:
English.
The "latter" can only refer to the second of two items. In this case
there are
three and it should therefore be the "last." It is bad enough to have to
put up
with this sort of thing here in the U.S., but I expect better of the
B.M.J.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests