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Research Article

What difference might retractions make? An estimate of the potential epistemic cost of retractions on meta-analyses

Daniele Fanellia Department of Methodology, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Julie Wongb Independent scholar
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David Moherc Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Pages 442-459 | Published online: 14 Jul 2021

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