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- ↑ "UK Government Welfare Reform".
- ↑ "MS Society UK - Our memberships and accreditations".
- ↑ "History of the MS Society".
- ↑ "MS Society - About us".
- ↑ "MS Society - Explore our resarch".
- ↑ "MS Society policy - animal research | MS Society UK". www.mssociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
