Abstract
To the Editor. —While I agree in principle with the criteria set forth in the Editorial by Drs Lundberg and Glass,1I believe that there is an additional way to participate in research projects that can merit authorship. For projects that require large amounts of data management and computer programming, 1 or more of the programmers can meet authorship criteria. This does not apply to a programmer who just simply follows orders about what to do. I have participated in projects where the computer programmers were central to the research. These individuals participated in the regular research meetings and had a full understanding of the research. On a regular basis, comments and suggestions they made in response to programming requests would yield modifications to the analysis. In my experience, these individuals have been coauthors, and I fully believe that they should have been. I think that your criteria
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