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. 2019 Feb 25;10(3):189.
doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-1450-3.

On zombie papers

Enrico M Bucci  1   2
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On zombie papers

Enrico M Bucci. Cell Death Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

The author is affiliated with Resis Srl, a company dedicated to the investigation of research integrity.

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