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Research Article

Ten Years later: Assessments of the integrity of publications from one research group with multiple retractions

Andrew Greya Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alison Avenellb Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, ScotlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4813-5628View further author information
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Mark J. Bollanda Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0465-2674View further author information
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Received 17 Oct 2023, Accepted 13 Dec 2023, Published online: 20 Dec 2023

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