Dr. James Butcher returns to Lancet

[Ann Okerson <aokerson@pantheon.yale.edu>]

>From www.elsevier.com web site and LJ News Wire:
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Senior Editor at PLoS Medicine announces his return to an editorial 
development role at The Lancet 
  
London, 29 October 2004-- Elsevier's premier medical publication, The 
Lancet, welcomes the return of Dr. James Butcher to its editorial staff.

"James is a much valued friend and colleague. We are delighted to welcome 
him back to The Lancet. His decision reaffirms our strategy to continue to 
be the world's leading general medical journal. James will be a vital part 
of our collective efforts to extend the global reach and influence of The 
Lancet," said Dr. Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet. 

James previously held the position of Editor at The Lancet Neurology 
before departing earlier this year to work as Senior Editor at the Public 
Library of Science's open access medical journal, PLoS Medicine, launched 
last week.

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