Alliteration in medicine: A puzzling profusion of p's

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7225, 1999, Pages 1605-1608

  Hayden, Gregory F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONSONANT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0033604733     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7225.1605     Document Type: Article

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