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Towards evidence based medicine for paediatricians
  1. Bob Phillips
  1. Correspondence to Dr Bob Phillips, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK; bob.phillips{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-312887

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    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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