To the Editor: Fitzgerald and Isaacs' recent article on genotype–phenotype correlations in healthcare professionals describes some truly original research in an area of exceptional relevance.1 However, some of their conclusions fail the analytical technique described by others as "the common sense test".2
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- 1 The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW.
- 2 Infectious Diseases Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, SA.
Correspondence: carlisle@chariot.net.au
- 1. Fitzgerald DA, Isaacs D. Genotype–phenotype correlations with personality traits of healthcare professionals: a new use for the Human Genome Project. Med J Aust 2002; 176: 339-340.
- 2. Rees P. Doctors win TPA inquiry. Aust Med 2001, 17 Sep: 1-2.
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