Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 231-236 , December 2009

Honorary Coauthorship: Does It Matter?

  • Jeremy O'Brien, MD

      Affiliations

    • McGill University Radiology Residency Program, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Mark Otto Baerlocher, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto Radiology Residency Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Mark Otto Baerlocher, MD, University of Toronto Radiology Residency Program, 13 Marshview Drive, Sackville, New Brunswick E4L 3B2, Canada.
    • ,
  • Marshall Newton

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Tina Gautam

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Jason Noble, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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PII: S0846-5371(09)00178-8

doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2009.09.001

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 231-236 , December 2009

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