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: Current AwarenessPay-out after baby misdiagnosed - BBC News
By traceydennis
“The parents of baby who died after medics failed to diagnose meningitis have been awarded compensation.”
BBC News, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Full post as published by Current Awareness on May 22, 2008 (boomark / email).
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