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Editorial
. 2009 Nov;30(10):1808-9.
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1875. Epub 2009 Oct 8.

Randomized vertebroplasty trials: bad news or sham news?

Patrick Noonan
Editorial

Randomized vertebroplasty trials: bad news or sham news?

Patrick Noonan. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Nov.
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