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George D. Lundberg Ousted as JAMA Editor
Marsha F. Goldsmith
JAMA. 1999;281:403.
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CHICAGO—After 17 years of success under the editorial leadership of George D. Lundberg, MD, the Journal of the American Medical Association is looking for a new editor.
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George D. Lundberg, MD, editor, 1982-1999. (Photo credit: Ted Grudzinski)
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AMA Executive Vice President E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr, MD, abruptly dismissed Lundberg on January 15, saying: "Dr Lundberg through his recent actions has threatened the historic tradition and integrity of JAMA by inappropriately and inexcusably interjecting JAMA into a major political debate [Clinton's impeachment trial] that has nothing to do with science or medicine."
At issue was the publication in the January 20 issue of a Brief Report whose findings, say its Kinsey Institute authors, "support the view that Americans hold widely divergent opinions about what behaviors do and do not constitute having ‘had sex.'"
"There is no question that over many of the past several years Dr . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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