Visualizing clinical evidence: citation networks for the incubation periods of respiratory viral infections.

Simply by repetition, medical facts can become enshrined as truth even when there is little empirical evidence supporting them. We present an intuitive and clear visual design for tracking the citation history of a particular scientific fact over time. We apply this method to data from a previously...

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Main Authors: Nicholas G Reich, Trish M Perl, Derek A T Cummings, Justin Lessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3084881?pdf=render