Dubious data and contamination of the research literature on pain

Amanda C de C Williams^{1

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Editorial

Amanda C de C Williams. Br J Pain. 2023 Aug.

. 2023 Aug;17(4):328-329.

doi: 10.1177/20494637231190866. Epub 2023 Jul 17.

Amanda C de C Williams^{1

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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