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	The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 269 No 7228 p861 14 December 2002	This article Reprint Photocopy
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Meetings & Conferences

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

Something for everyone — patients, health care professionals and industry

The annual conference of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence was held in Brimingham's International Conference Centre on 4 and 5 December. Monika Polak was there to hear presentations and comments from a variety of health professionals

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