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James Lankford: “I think the independence of peer review is critical, where you are actually getting the peer reviewers, and the breadth…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
I think the independence of peer review is critical, where you are actually getting the peer reviewers, and the breadth of that peer review.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Emphasizing the importance of independent and broad peer review in scientific research.

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