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Hermione J Lovel1, Rachel M Newby, Valerie F Hillier

  • 1WHO Collaborating Centre for Primary Care, School of Primary Care, University of Manchester, Rusholme Health Centre, Manchester M14 5NP. hlovel04@yahoo.co.uk

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