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Comparative Study
. 1998 Sep 26;317(7162):863-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7162.863.

Legibility of doctors' handwriting: quantitative comparative study

R Lyons  1 , C Payne, M McCabe, C Fielder
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Comparative Study

Legibility of doctors' handwriting: quantitative comparative study

R Lyons et al. BMJ. .
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