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Methods Inf Med 2013; 52(06): 547-562
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1627064
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1627064
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Discussion of “Biomedical Infor -matics: We Are What We Publish”
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Publication Date:
19 January 2018 (online)
Summary
This article is part of a For-Discussion-Section of Methods of Information in Medicine about the paper "Biomedical Informatics: We Are What We Publish", written by Peter L. Elkin, Steven H. Brown, and Graham Wright. It is introduced by an editorial. This article contains the combined commenta -ries invited to independently comment on the Elkin et al. paper. In subsequent issues the discussion can continue through letters to the editor.
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