Misinformation in the medical literature: what role do error and fraud play?

Grant Steen

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Misinformation in the medical literature: what role do error and fraud play?

August 31, 2011

Steen G. J Med Ethics. 2011;37(8):498-503.

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This commentary discusses how research errors, bias, and fraud lead to misinformation in the medical literature.

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