Writing biomedical research papers in English - a challenge for non-Anglophone authors

  • Zorica Antić Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
  • Gordana Todorović Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Ljubomir Todorović Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Keywords: biomedical research, language, journal article, writing,

Author Biographies

Zorica Antić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
docent na Medicinskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Nišu
Gordana Todorović, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Stomatološki fakultet
Ljubomir Todorović, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Redovni profesor na Stomatološkom fakultetu Univerziteta u Beogradu,

Oralna hirurgija

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Published
2017/01/19
Section
In Focus