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1978: Forty years later.

Authors :
Bortolussi R
MacLeod S
Bevan D
Angel J
Source :
Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale [Clin Invest Med] 2018 Nov 03; Vol. 41, pp. 3-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Nov 03.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Think back; think wayyy back: before laptops, internet and smartphones. Bank machines didn't exist, tele-phones were permanently plugged into the wall, airport security meant only checking that you paid for your ticket and medical journals came in the mail (as did the bills for the journals). As it turned out, the 1970s was not a kind decade for medical journals, and several were struggling financially. Even the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), desperate for cash, was forced to offer a lifetime subscription to anyone who could pay the princely sum of $350! (A colleague of ours, now retired, still receives the weekly NEJM by mail, 45 years later!).

Subjects

Subjects :
Humans
Journalism

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1488-2353
Volume :
41
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30394269
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.25011/cim.v41i2.31404