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  1. Matthew Rogers
  1. Correspondence to Dr Matthew Rogers, Department of Care of the Elderly, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK; matthewjohnrogers{at}googlemail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/jmh.2009.003608

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