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Working up policy : the use of specific disease exemplars in formulating general principles governing childhood genetic testing.

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Working up policy : the use of specific disease exemplars in formulating general principles governing childhood genetic testing. / Boddington, Paula; Hogben, Susan.
In: Health Care Analysis, Vol. 14, No. 1, 03.2006, p. 1-13.

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Boddington, P & Hogben, S 2006, 'Working up policy : the use of specific disease exemplars in formulating general principles governing childhood genetic testing.', Health Care Analysis, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-006-0007-7

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Boddington, P., & Hogben, S. (2006). Working up policy : the use of specific disease exemplars in formulating general principles governing childhood genetic testing. Health Care Analysis, 14(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-006-0007-7

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Boddington P, Hogben S. Working up policy : the use of specific disease exemplars in formulating general principles governing childhood genetic testing. Health Care Analysis. 2006 Mar;14(1):1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10728-006-0007-7

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Boddington, Paula ; Hogben, Susan. / Working up policy : the use of specific disease exemplars in formulating general principles governing childhood genetic testing. In: Health Care Analysis. 2006 ; Vol. 14, No. 1. pp. 1-13.

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