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The “Cam affair”: an isolated incident or destined to be repeated?

Brad Frankum, Duane Attree, Andrew Gatenby, Sandy Eagar and Anthony Aouad
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (7): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05978.x
Published online: 5 April 2004

A recent editorial looked at the way the problems at Camden and Campbelltown hospitals were managed, and has attracted a range of opinions


  • 1 and Conjoint Associate Professor, University of New South Wales
  • 3 Division of Surgery
  • 4 Professional Development
  • 5 Clinical Advisory Council, and Physician; Macarthur Health Service, PO Box 149, Campbelltown, NSW 2560.


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