Effects of training on quality of peer review: randomised controlled trial.

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Published in BMJ on March 02, 2004

Authors

Sara Schroter1, Nick Black, Stephen Evans, James Carpenter, Fiona Godlee, Richard Smith

Author Affiliations

1: BMJ Editorial Office, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR. sschroter@bmj.com

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