Articles that appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association are reliable sources of health information because the editors
A. know the authors have already published articles in other scientific or medical journals.
B. only publish articles written by scientists whose research is funded by various health-related associations.
C. have other scientists review and react to the content of articles before publishing them.
D. are trained to recognize and reject articles that include questionable findings.
Answer: C
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