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Personal views: The sins of expertness and a proposal for redemption - PMC

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BMJ . 2000 May 6;320(7244):1283. The sins of expertness and a proposal for redemption David L Sackett David L Sackett 1 Trout Research and Education Centre at Irish Lake, Markdale, Ontario, Canada director Find articles by David L Sackett 1 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information 1 Trout Research and Education Centre at Irish Lake, Markdale, Ontario, Canada Roles David L Sackett : director Series information Personal views Copyright © 2000, British Medical Journal PMC Copyright notice PMCID: PMC1118019 PMID: 10797065 Two decades ago I was an expert on the subject of

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