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Comment
. 2020 Dec;478(12):2938-2939.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001562.

Letter to the Editor: Editorial: Beware of Studies Claiming that Social Factors are "Independently Associated" with Biological Complications of Surgery

David N Bernstein  1 , Chierika Ukogu  1
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Letter to the Editor: Editorial: Beware of Studies Claiming that Social Factors are "Independently Associated" with Biological Complications of Surgery

David N Bernstein et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 Dec.
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