One more querstion - should we abbreviate versus in a report?
Posted By: JustMe on 2006-01-10
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Subject: One more querstion - should we abbreviate versus in a report?
vs. or write out versus. If we can abbreviate, is it okay to abbreviate in numbered diagnoses list?
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