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Open Access 01-12-2011 | Editorial

Words, words, words

Authors: H Van Oyen, O Bruyère

Published in: Archives of Public Health | Issue 1/2011

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'Words, words, words.' This was Hamlet's reply to Polonius' question, 'What do you read, my lord?' (Shakespeare, 1603) [1]. By repeating the word three times, Hamlet suggests that what he is reading is meaningless. Before launching the journal Archives of Public Health, we have asked ourselves: 'Do we not already produce too many words - too many journals?' or in other words 'What is the added value of yet another public health journal?' …

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Title: Words, words, words
Authors: H Van Oyen
O Bruyère
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Archives of Public Health / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/0778-7367-69-1

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