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Review Article| Volume 102, ISSUE 2, P233-239, April 2022

The Online Physician Image

A Brave New World
  • Jordan P. Sand
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. 217 W Cataldo Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201.
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    Sand Plastic Surgery, 217 W Cataldo Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, USA

    University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

    Washington State University School of Medicine
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