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Worshiping False Idols: The Impact Factor Dilemma
Roger A. Brumback, MD
Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, rogerbrumback{at}creighton.edu
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Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 23, No. 4,
365-367 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808315170
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