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Computer giant accused of persuading scientific journal to block academic investigation of illness in employees
Robin McKie, science editor
The Observer
Sunday June 20, 2004
Scientists have voted to boycott an international journal after its owners blocked publication of a paper claiming large numbers of IBM workers have died prematurely of cancers and other diseases.
The development is unprecedented and has triggered a battle between the computer company and researchers. IBM says the paper is flawed but denies putting pressure on the publishing group Elsevier to stop the paper's publication.
More @ http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1243102,00.html
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