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Scholarship Erosion
TO THE EDITOR:
Has the convenience of Internet searching caused Annals to lower its standards of scholarship? The letter from McAlister and Sener (1) raises this and other questions. In describing a new physical sign, the letter asserted, “In the 19th century, George Henry Fox is reputed to have noted bruising of the groin in hemorrhagic pancreatitis.” A Web site was the reference for this statement.
The first question is: Has innuendo become acceptable scholarship …
