Biographical data concerning a contributor, usually an author or editor or the description of a collaboration. A <bio> concerns a person or group who wrote or otherwise contributed to the article. Like affiliations, <bio>s may be assigned IDs, which can be referenced via the <contrib>'s @rid attribute.
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... <contrib-group> <contrib rid="aff1 bio1"> <string-name><given-names>Douglas S.</given-names> <surname>Faust</surname></string-name> </contrib> <contrib rid="aff2 bio2"> <string-name><given-names>F. William</given-names> <surname>Black</surname></string-name> </contrib> ... <aff id="aff1">Children's Hospital</aff> <aff id="aff2">UNUM</aff> ... <bio id="bio1"> <p align="left">D<sc>ouglas</sc> S. F<sc>aust</sc> obtained his PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He is ...</p> </bio> <bio id="bio2"> <p align="left">F. W<sc>illiam</sc> B<sc>lack</sc> received his PhD in psychology from Boston College. He is ...</p> ... </bio> </contrib-group> ...
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