Vol 9, No 4 (2024)
Letter to the Editor
Published online: 2024-12-13
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Cases of nomenclatural misrepresentation due to ‘tortured phrases’
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DOI: 10.5603/mrj.102790
Med Res J 2024;9(4):456-457.
Abstract
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Keywords: editorial and peer oversightneurological disordersprion diseases
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