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The Romanian adoption ‘Experiment’
  1. Robert Scott-Jupp
  1. Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Robert Scott-Jupp; scottjupp{at}virginmedia.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-313164

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