Clinical paradigms revisited

Schattner, Ami

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00750.x

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In reply: Wong writes eloquently, and seems utterly convinced of the merit of the “testing first” medicine that he preaches. Yet his arguments are flawed and his system, appalling.

Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, and Department of Medicine, Kaplan Medical Centre, Rehovot, Israel.

Correspondence: amiMD@clalit.org.il

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