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Ethics, Integrity and Policy
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Research Article

Procrastination and inconsistency: Expressions of concern for publications with compromised integrity

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, UKORCID 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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Pages 196-209 | Published online: 18 Aug 2022

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