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<journal-id>0864-0300</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[ECIMED]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Necesidad de la crítica científica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The need for scientific criticism]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Dorta-Contreras]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto Juan]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Auza-Santiváñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jhossmar Cristians]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Corrales-Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ibraín Enrique]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Haban Facultad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;Dr. Miguel Enríquez&#8221; Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo (LABCEL)]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Mayor de San Andrés Centro Psicopedagógico y de Investigación en Educación Superior ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Paz]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma Hospital General Universitario &#8220;Carlos Manuel de Céspedes&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>40</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
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