Alliteration in medicine: A puzzling profusion of p's

Abstract

Problem. Puzzling, progressive profusion of alliterative 'p's' in published papers. Purpose. To depict this particular 'p' predominance with pinpoint precision. Plan. Periodic, painstaking perusal of periodicals by a professor of paediatrics. Proposal. The 'p' plethora is positively perplexing and potentially perturbing.