Why Are Medical Journals So Dull?
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Why are medical journals so dull.
a dissertation on the prophylaxis and treatment, of the condition. Wrappers and Covers Their wrappings are drab and difficult to remove, so the journals accumulate on our desks in inconvenient piles and roll on to the floor. There is little incentive to make the effort of opening them. When opened they have a strong tendency to roll themselves up again. The covers are as drab as the wrappers. T...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1958
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5094.502