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Journal of Medical Case Reports' policy on consent for publication

Authors: Michael R Kidd, Iain Hrynaszkiewicz

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2010

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Journal of Medical Case Reports was launched with the aim of increasing the publication of case reports in the medical literature, because accurate reports of clinical experience are an essential part of the continued development of modern medicine [1]. All the journal's content is highly visible as it is available freely by online open access and indexed in a number of bibliographic databases. With transparency comes responsibility, and we are therefore revising our policy on obtaining consent to publish from the people described in case reports published in the journal to further enhance the protection of privacy. …

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Title: Journal of Medical Case Reports' policy on consent for publication
Authors: Michael R Kidd
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-173

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