J Korean Med Sci.  2024 Aug;39(33):e240. 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e240.

Strategies on Reducing Wordiness to Enhance Readability in Academic Writing

• Kojima T
• Popiel HA

• KMID: 2559228
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e240

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