Dowden Health Media

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Dowden Health Media
Industry Medical publishing
Founded1988;36 years ago (1988)
FoundersCarroll and Mark Dowden
Defunct2005 (2005)
FateAcquired by Lebhar-Friedman
SuccessorWainscot Media
Headquarters,
United States
Products Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Dowden Health Media is an American publisher of websites [1] and peer-reviewed journals in the field of medicine. [2] Since 1997 Dowden Health Media has partnered with the Mayo Clinic to publish the Mayo Clinic Proceedings . [3] The company was founded in 1988 [4] In 2005, Dowden Health Media was acquired by Lebhar-Friedman, a trade magazine publishing company. [5]

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