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Neurology training in the United Kingdom: a diagnostic analysis of over 5000 patients

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Maddison, P. Neurology training in the United Kingdom: a diagnostic analysis of over 5000 patients. J Neurol 252, 605–607 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0682-6

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