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Comment
. 2019 Sep;14(5):709-710.
doi: 10.1177/1558944719862646. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Letter to Editor: Comments on "Readability of the Most Commonly Accessed Online Patient Education Materials Pertaining to Pathology of the Hand"

Mark R Nazal  1 , Ali Parsa  1   2 , Scott D Martin  1
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Letter to Editor: Comments on "Readability of the Most Commonly Accessed Online Patient Education Materials Pertaining to Pathology of the Hand"

Mark R Nazal et al. Hand (N Y). 2019 Sep.
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