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Commentary

Eminence-Based Medicine Versus Evidence-Based Medicine: Level V Evidence in Sports Medicine

Fotios P. Tjoumakaris University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
, MD,
Theodore J. Ganley University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
, MD,
Rahul Kapur University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
, MD,
John Kelly University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
, MD,
Brian J. Sennett University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
, MD &
Joseph Bernstein University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 124-130 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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