Reviewer’ s report
Title: Bridging different realities - a qualitative study on patients experiences of preoperative care
for benign hysterectomy and opportunistic salpingectomy in Sweden
Version: 1Date: 30 Aug 2020
Reviewer's report:
The revisions and responses of the authors are sufficient for me.
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