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The quality of preventive care for pre-school aged children in Australian general practice
Variable and poor care quality are important causes of preventable patient harm. Many patients receive less than recommended care, but…
Tick box questionnaire could significantly improve esophageal cancer survival rates
A simple health questionnaire could be a highly effective tool to pre-screen people for early signs of esophageal cancer, enabling…
Long-term study finds faster breast cancer radiation treatment as effective as long course
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BPA levels in humans dramatically underestimated
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