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Open Access 01-12-2013 | Letter to the Editor

A response to Gadarowski’s letter to the editor

Authors: Isabella Piva, Angela Graziano, Giuseppe Lo Monte, Stefano Caracciolo, Roberto Marci

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2013

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This discussion is meant to examine the issues raised by Gadarowski in a recent Letter to the Editor.

This is a reply to http://www.hqlo.com/content/pdf/1477-7525-11-52.pdf.

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Title: A response to Gadarowski’s letter to the editor
Authors: Isabella Piva
Angela Graziano
Giuseppe Lo Monte
Stefano Caracciolo
Roberto Marci
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-53

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