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Editorial
. 2017 Apr;475(4):929-932.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-017-5253-5. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

Editorial: The Minimum Clinically Important Difference-The Least We Can Do

Seth S Leopold  1 , Raphaël Porcher  2
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Editorial

Editorial: The Minimum Clinically Important Difference-The Least We Can Do

Seth S Leopold et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Apr.
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