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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;474(9):1904-7.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-4938-5. Epub 2016 Jun 24.

Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Physicians' Attire Influences Patients' Perceptions in the Urban Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery Setting

Seth S Leopold  1
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Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Physicians' Attire Influences Patients' Perceptions in the Urban Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery Setting

Seth S Leopold. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Sep.
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