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  1. Jonathan Wyatt, Deputy editor
  1. BMJ, UK
  1. Correspondence to Jonathan Wyatt, deputy editor, BMJ, UK; production.emj{at}bmjgroup.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.110965

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