Classical peer review: An empty gun

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2010, Pages

  Smith, Richard ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH;

EID: 78650910209     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: 1465542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr2742     Document Type: Article

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