False Positive: A Year of Error, Omission, and Political Correctness in the New England Journal of Medicine
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Encounter Books, 2019.
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Theodore Dalrymple., & Theodore Dalrymple|AUTHOR. (2019). False Positive: A Year of Error, Omission, and Political Correctness in the New England Journal of Medicine . Encounter Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Theodore Dalrymple and Theodore Dalrymple|AUTHOR. 2019. False Positive: A Year of Error, Omission, and Political Correctness in the New England Journal of Medicine. Encounter Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Theodore Dalrymple and Theodore Dalrymple|AUTHOR. False Positive: A Year of Error, Omission, and Political Correctness in the New England Journal of Medicine Encounter Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Theodore Dalrymple, and Theodore Dalrymple|AUTHOR. False Positive: A Year of Error, Omission, and Political Correctness in the New England Journal of Medicine Encounter Books, 2019.
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