Laternational Digest of Current Otolaryngology

Current incidence of duplicate publication in otolaryngology.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Duplicate publication--deemed highly unethical--is the reproduction of substantial content in another article by the same authors. In 1999, Rosenthal et al. identified an 8.5% incidence of duplicate articles in two otolaryngology journals. We explored the current incidence in three otolaryngology journals in North America and Europe. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective literature...

Current requirements for polymeric biomaterials in otolaryngology

In recent years otolaryngology was strongly influenced by newly developed implants which are based on both, innovative biomaterials and novel implant technologies. Since the biomaterials are integrated into biological systems they have to fulfill all technical requirements and accommodate biological interactions. Technical functionality relating to implant specific mechanical properties, a suff...

Current use of and attitudes to e-learning in otolaryngology: questionnaire survey of UK otolaryngology trainees.

INTRODUCTION The E-lefENT programme is a collaborative e-learning project developed by the Department of Health and ENTUK. Prior to its introduction, we aimed to assess current use of and attitudes towards e-learning amongst UK otolaryngology trainees. METHOD A web-based questionnaire was distributed to UK otolaryngology trainees via regional programme directors. RESULTS A total of 117 resp...

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. Current world literature.

Each issue features hand-picked review articles from our team of expert editors. With eleven disciplines published across the year – including maxillofacial surgery, pediatric otolaryngology and speech therapy and rehabilitation – every issue also contains an in-depth bibliography gleaned from several hundred top journals in the field, complete with annotations detailing the merits of the most ...

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