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Full Title: Plast Surg (Oakv)

Abbreviation: Plast Surg (Oakv)

Country: Unknown

Publisher: Unknown

Language: N/A

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Subject Category: Surgery

Available in Europe PMC: Yes

Available in PMC: Yes

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"The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dr. Achilles Thoma may receive royalty payments from the sale of the book “Evidence-Based Medicine: A Guide to Understanding and Interpreting the Surgical Literature”."

Evidence found in paper:

"Funding: A. Thoma and C. H. Goldsmith may receive royalties from the sales of the book: “Evidence-Based Medicine: A Guide to Understanding and Interpreting the Surgical Literature”. This work has not been presented at any conferences."

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