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The prestige value of books and journal articles.

This article has provided two formulas for the prestige rating (PR) of scholarly publications: 1. The a priori formula PR = 4 BS + 2 BDF + 1.5 BDS + RAS + 0.5 NAS + 0.8 RADF + 0.6 RADS + 0.3 NADF + 0.15 NADS + 0.6 RATF + 0.4 RATS + 0.2 RATT + 0.2 NATF + 0.1 NATS + 0.05 NATT; 2. The empirical formula PR = 0.77 The second formula is not recommended.

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Alliteration in medicine: a puzzling profusion of p's.

PROBLEM: Puzzling, progressive profusion of alliterative "p's" in published papers. PURPOSE: To depict this particular "p" predominance with pinpoint precision. PLAN: Periodic, painstaking perusal of periodicals by a professor of paediatrics. PROPOSAL: The "p" plethora is positively perplexing and potentially perturbing.

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Jabberwocky.

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How to read clinical journals: X. How to react when your colleagues haven't read a thing.

Physicians receive little instruction on how to interact with colleagues, and even less guidance on what to do when their colleagues are poorly informed. Eight techniques are presented here that may be of use in dealing with colleagues who have clearly not read the literature and are unable to maintain the facade that they have. If employed properly and used judiciously, these techniques may help avoid embarrassment for all and may also improve the exchange of valuable information between professionals.

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