Abstract
Data in the abstract that are inconsistent with or absent from the article's body are common, even in large-circulation general medical journals.
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MedicineAnnalsMedical journalOriginal researchSection (typography)Family medicineMedical literatureNew englandLibrary scienceClassicsPathologyHistoryLaw
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- Year
- 1999
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 281
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1110-1110
- Citations
- 299
- Access
- Closed
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Roy M. Pitkin
(1999).
Accuracy of Data in Abstracts of Published Research Articles.
JAMA
, 281
(12)
, 1110-1110.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.12.1110
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.281.12.1110