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Mister or Doctor? What's in a name?

Clair Whelan and Henry H Woo
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (1): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06151.x
Published online: 5 July 2004

Barber-surgeons at work!


  • Department of Urology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW.


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  • 3. The Urological Society of Australasia. List of members, 2003. Sydney: Urological Society of Australasia, 2003.
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  • 5. Crisp AJ. Title of Dr should be sufficient for all doctors. BMJ 2001; 322: 617.

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