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. 2008 Jun 28;336(7659):1466.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.a358.

Are international medical conferences an outdated luxury the planet can't afford? Yes

Malcolm Green  1
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Are international medical conferences an outdated luxury the planet can't afford? Yes

Malcolm Green. BMJ. .

Abstract

Every year thousands of doctors and scientists fly to meetings at distant locations. Malcolm Green argues that this is no longer justifiable or necessary, but James Drife (doi: 10.1136/bmj.a351)believes face to face contact is hard to replace

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Competing interests: MG attended international conferences for 30 years.

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