Research or re-search? Why we should read old and foreign literature.
The recent availability of MEDLINE has made literature searches easier but, as a result, historic papers and those from foreign language journals may be overlooked. One hundred papers were reviewed and it was found that there was a 5% incidence of failure to acknowledge papers published in either pre-second world war literature or papers published in French. It is important to read historic and foreign language literature in order that the wheel is not reinvented.
Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, Research School of Medicine, University of Leeds.
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