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. 2021 Aug 1;156(8):791-792.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1445.

Citation Inaccuracies in Influential Surgical Journals

Jeff Choi  1   2   3 , Anshal Gupta  1   2 , Aydin Kaghazchi  1   3 , Thinzar S Htwe  1 , Michael Baiocchi  3 , David A Spain  1   4
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Citation Inaccuracies in Influential Surgical Journals

Jeff Choi et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This study investigates the prevalence and potential etiologies of citation inaccuracies in surgical literature by systematically characterizing influential surgical articles and references they cited.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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