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Letter: “Impact of body mass index on PROMIS outcomes following lumbar decompression”

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Özden, F. Letter: “Impact of body mass index on PROMIS outcomes following lumbar decompression”. Acta Neurochir 165, 3959–3960 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-023-05804-2

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