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Present Medical Research: Is it Really Original Research Anymore?

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  • Udaya M Kabadi

    (Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Iowa and Des Moines University, USA)

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I have been a faculty member at several medical institutions in USA for almost 44 years. I am thoroughly disappointed at the quality of present medical research in comparison to research conducted until the turn of the century. I propose the following reasons for the decline in the quality...

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  • Udaya M Kabadi, 2018. "Present Medical Research: Is it Really Original Research Anymore?," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 10(5), pages 8080-8082, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:10:y:2018:i:5:p:8080-8082
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.10.002007
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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