A team of scientist-sleuths flagged data-integrity concerns in 130 studies authored by a biomedical researcher. Issues in these studies could mislead clinical practice.
The highlighted problems include oddities in reported statistics, unfeasible results and text that is identical to other papers, raising significant concerns.
The inclusion of a potentially unreliable study in a systematic review can have harmful consequences, affecting how practitioners perform their medical responsibilities.
Once questionable papers have been published, it's difficult to purge them, prompting women's health specialists to develop preventive strategies.
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