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Enhancing research publications and advancing scientific writing in health research collaborations: sharing lessons learnt from the trenches

Guowei Li1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;3 Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yanling Jin1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Lawrence Mbuagbaw1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Lisa Dolovich1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;4 Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Jonathan D Adachi2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;5 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Mitchell AH Levine1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;3 Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;5 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Deborah Cook1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;5 Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Zainab Samaan1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Lehana Thabane1 Department of Health Research Methods, Impact and Evidence, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2 St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Pages 245-254 | Published online: 17 May 2018

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