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Grip strength assessment before cancer surgery: ‘Shaking Hands’ for long-term outcome

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  1. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Zemin Kat FTR AD, Sıhhiye, Ankara, Turkey

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Kara, M., Özçakar, L. Grip strength assessment before cancer surgery: ‘Shaking Hands’ for long-term outcome. Surg Today 51, 1720–1721 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-021-02307-4

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