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New titles for the NHS Kortext ebook collection

New Fast Fact titles have been added to the Kortext ebook collection available to NHS staff. The titles are:
  1. Fast Facts for Patients: Alpha Thalassemia
  2. Fast Facts for Patients: Colorectal Cancer with KRAS Mutation
  3. Fast Facts for Patients: Follicular Lymphoma
  4. Fast Facts for Patients: Marginal Zone Lymphoma
  5. Fast Facts for Patients: Sexual and Reproductive Health after Gynaecological Cancer
  6. Fast Facts for Patients: Urogenital Atrophy
  7. Fast Facts: Aromatic L-Amino Decarboxylase Deficiency
  8. Fast Facts: Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis
  9. Fast Facts: Epilepsy in Children and Young People
  10. Fast Facts: Follicular Lymphoma
  11. Fast Facts: Marginal Zone Lymphoma
  12. Fast Facts: The Gut Microbiome
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