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The cult of mediocrity.
Accessible online at: www.karger.com/pps In several European countries, research progress is hindered by insufficient funding, lack of competing opportunities and the control of special interest groups, which disregard scientific merit and clinical value [1]. In Europe, these groups tend to control the mechanisms of academic promotion and feel threatened by talented and independent researchers ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1069-6563
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00155.x