Published in BMJ on July 01, 2000
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Limits to demand for health care. Gap between demand for services and cost of providing them should certainly be assessed. BMJ (2001) 0.75
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Do not resuscitate decisions: flogging dead horses or a dignified death? Resuscitation should not be withheld from elderly people without discussion. BMJ (2000) 14.54
Sifting the evidence-what's wrong with significance tests? BMJ (2001) 9.50
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The chlamydia screening studies: rationale and design. Sex Transm Infect (2004) 1.83
New beginning for care for elderly people? Proposals for intermediate care are reinventing workhouse wards. BMJ (2001) 1.80
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Missed opportunities for the prevention of cardiovascular disease among British hypertensives in primary care. Br J Gen Pract (1996) 1.55
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