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Comment
. 2010 Mar;107(12):214-5; author reply 215-6.
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0214c. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

Inappropriate interpretation of the data

Alfred Wirth
Comment

Inappropriate interpretation of the data

Alfred Wirth. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2010 Mar.
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