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  1. P Hill
  1. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Department of Psychological Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; prof@17wimpole.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.058842

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