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Efficacy of Double-Blind Peer Review in an Imaging Subspecialty Journal

E.E. O'Connor, M. Cousar, J.A. Lentini, M. Castillo, K. Halm and T.A. Zeffiro
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2017, 38 (2) 230-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5017
E.E. O'Connor
aFrom the Department of Radiology (E.E.O., M.C., J.A.L.), Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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M. Cousar
aFrom the Department of Radiology (E.E.O., M.C., J.A.L.), Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
bDepartment of Radiology (M.C.), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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J.A. Lentini
aFrom the Department of Radiology (E.E.O., M.C., J.A.L.), Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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M. Castillo
aFrom the Department of Radiology (E.E.O., M.C., J.A.L.), Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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K. Halm
cAmerican Journal of Neuroradiology (K.H.), Oak Brook, Illinois
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T.A. Zeffiro
dNeurometrika (T.A.Z.), Potomac, Maryland.
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E.E. O'Connor, M. Cousar, J.A. Lentini, M. Castillo, K. Halm, T.A. Zeffiro
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2017, 38 (2) 230-235; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5017
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