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Considerations regarding FACE-Q® craniofacial as a newly developed QoL-PROMs questionnaire suitable for paediatric and adult cranioplasty patients

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  1. Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    Mario Ganau & Amedeo Calisto

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    Mario Ganau & Amedeo Calisto

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK

    Gregory P. L. Thomas

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Ganau, M., Calisto, A. & Thomas, G.P.L. Considerations regarding FACE-Q® craniofacial as a newly developed QoL-PROMs questionnaire suitable for paediatric and adult cranioplasty patients. Neurosurg Rev 46, 141 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-023-02054-9

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