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Editorial
. 2006 Nov;3(11):e512.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030512.

Are we publishing "the right stuff"?

PLoS Medicine Editors
Editorial

Are we publishing "the right stuff"?

PLoS Medicine Editors. PLoS Med. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

The findings of a major study inPLoS Medicine predicting mortality rates and the global burden of disease should inform health policy, and also the future content of medical journals.

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