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Comment on “Do we have the right PROMs for measuring outcomes in lumbar spinal surgery?” by O. M. Stokes et al. Eur Spine J. 2017 Mar;26(3):816–824

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Fairbank, J. Comment on “Do we have the right PROMs for measuring outcomes in lumbar spinal surgery?” by O. M. Stokes et al. Eur Spine J. 2017 Mar;26(3):816–824. Eur Spine J 27, 245–246 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5354-6

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