The case for consistent use of medical eponyms by eliminating possessive forms

The objective of this commentary is to highlight the pervasive usage of both forms of medical eponyms in medical literature amongst prestigious medical journals indexed in the PubMed database. This use of eponyms poses a source of confusion in literature searching as well as a lack of consistency in...

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Main Authors: Kwabena Ayesu, Brenda Nguyen, Stephanie Harris, Steve Carlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of the Medical Library Association
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Online Access:http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/284