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Lucy Dennison on changing her surname

Posted on October 21, 2008September 10, 2010 by BMJ

I seem to be at an age when every summer weekend involves a wedding. When it came to my own wedding this summer I had to face the dilemma of whether or not to change my surname. This has been a fairly hot topic amongst my friends, many of whom are doctors, and seems to […]

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