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WhatsAPP in neurosurgery: the best practice is in our hands

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  1. Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP “P. Giaccone” Universita’ degli Studi di Palermo, Italy, 129, Via del Vespro, 90100, Palermo, Italy

    F. Graziano, R. Maugeri, A. Giugno & D. G. Iacopino

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Graziano, F., Maugeri, R., Giugno, A. et al. WhatsAPP in neurosurgery: the best practice is in our hands. Acta Neurochir 158, 2173–2174 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2853-x

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