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Oct 2014
28m 4s

Sickness Absence, Ankle Arthritis, Hot F...

Bbc Radio 4
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Inside Health examines advice for when parents should and shouldn't send their sick children to school. Is this another example of the nanny state, or a useful guide? Hip replacements and knee replacements are well known treatments but now a new trial is looking into the effectiveness of ankle surgery for arthritis. Margaret McCartney reveals the origin of ... Show More
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