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Pages 96-103 (March - April 2011)
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To publish or perish: How to review a manuscript
Publicar ou perecer: Como rever um manuscrito
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J.C. Wincka,
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, J.A. Fonsecab, L.F. Azevedob, J.A. Wedzichac
a Pulmonology Department, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
b Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Department & CINTESIS, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
c Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, UCL Medical School, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, UK
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