Hereditary haemochromatosis
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The May issue of the BJGP made my mouth fall open with disbelief. What was the leading article about?1 The latest NSF? The GPC resignation ballot? The Shipman inquiry? The recent spate of TB outbreaks? The RCGP’s ideas about GP specialists and intermediate care? 24/48 hour access? NICE and the relevance of its guidance to Primary Care? What to do with your free copy of Clinical Evidence? No. It was about hereditary haemochromatosis. Is it any wonder so many ordinary GPs think their College is located in another galaxy, rather than London. Get a grip.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002