To the Editor: I refer to the article by Cameron and Cooke,1 and the letter from Forero and colleagues.2
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- 2. Forero R, McDonnell GD, McCarthry SM et al. Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia [letter]. Med J Aust 2011; 194: 268. <MJA full text>
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