The Lancet

The Lancet is a British medical journal, published weekly by the Lancet Publishing Group, part of Reed Elsevier. It was founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley, who named it after the surgical instrument called a lancet, as well as an arched window ("to let in light"). The present editor-in-chief is Richard Horton.

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British - Medical journal - Reed Elsevier - 1823 - Thomas Wakley - Lancet - Present - Richard Horton

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There are several specialized editions of The Lancet, called The Lancet Neurology (neurology), The Lancet Oncology (oncology) and The Lancet Infectious Diseases (infectious diseases).

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Neurology - Oncology - Infectious disease

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The Lancet is considered to be one of the top five general medical journals; the others being the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the British Medical Journal and the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

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New England Journal of Medicine - Journal of the American Medical Association - British Medical Journal - Canadian Medical Association Journal

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