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Man versus machine: ignore results at your peril
  1. J M Brostoff
  1. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK
  1. Correspondence to Joshua M Brostoff, Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading RG1 5AN, UK; joshbrostoff{at}doctors.org.uk

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.090506

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