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Methods Inf Med 2016; 55(04): 301-302
DOI: 10.3414/ME16-03-0001
DOI: 10.3414/ME16-03-0001
Editorial
Extracting Oneself from the Citation-stacking Bear Trap
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Publication History
received:
08 July 2016
accepted in revised form:
08 July 2016
Publication Date:
08 January 2018 (online)
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