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Editorial
Dizzy times for our specialty; let’s make sure we do not experience vertigo
  1. G Hughes
  1. Correspondence to:
 G Hughes
 The Emergency Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, Australia; cchdhb{at}yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.034298

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