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The ACRONYM (Alternatives for Circumvention of Restrictions on Naming BY Trialists of Their Manuscripts) Report

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It is hoped that this commentary may draw attention to the issues raised by the enthusiastic naming of large clinical trials. Although the article is tongue in cheek, the underlying concern is that the names of studies may not, in fact, correspond to the actual results they yield.

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  1. Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

    Neil J. Nusbaum

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Correspondence to Neil J. Nusbaum.

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The author has previously served as the Deputy Director on a research endeavor funded under Project EXPORT (Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training) of the National Institutes of Health, grant number 5 P20 MD 524-2, from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.

Gratitude is expressed for reviewer comments. Personal opinions however are solely those of the author.

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Nusbaum, N.J. The ACRONYM (Alternatives for Circumvention of Restrictions on Naming BY Trialists of Their Manuscripts) Report. J Med Humanit 30, 131–133 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-009-9076-6

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