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In defense of the ICMJE authorship guideline, a rejoinder to Curzer

Ethics, Integrity and Policy

Bor Luen TangDepartment of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 06 Dec 2022, Accepted 07 Feb 2023, Published online: 25 Feb 2023

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