Journal combat: Initiating a publication, competing for visibility, and assuring ethical behavior

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-8

  Brumback, Roger A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84855361564     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587211428322     Document Type: Editorial

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