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Sorry, I'm not finding anything. And I've typed ortho and radiology. Let me know if you find

Posted By: Grace on 2008-03-28
In Reply to: Sentence says... - deb

Subject: Sorry, I'm not finding anything. And I've typed ortho and radiology. Let me know if you find out!




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Subject: No, not saying that, but it's good to know. I've done radiology too long. Thanks!


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