Volume 23, Issue 3 - Non-Clinical Health Writing

Working with authors to develop high-quality, ethical clinical manuscripts: Guidance for the professional medical writer

Authors: Amanda Hindle, Stacey C. Tobin, Jeffrey Robens, Daniel McGowan

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