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Clinical assessment compared with breathalyser readings in the ER: concordance of ICD-10 Y90 and Y91 codes
  1. R Touquet
  1. Correspondence to:
 Professor R Touquet
 A & E Department, St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY; robin.touquetstmarys.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.022244

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