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. 1987 Oct;33:2249–2252.

Writing a Medical Article: Guidelines for Prospective Authors

Alexander KC Leung
PMCID: PMC2218563  PMID: 21263949

Abstract

This article provides prospective authors with guidelines on the writing of a scientific paper.

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