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Patient-reported Outcome Measures: A Stethoscope for the Patient History
Cornelia L Griggs1, Jeffrey C Schneider, Lewis E Kazis
1*Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School †Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Shriners Hospitals for Children- Boston ‡Department of Health and Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
No abstract available in PubMed .
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