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Too many scientific articles continue to be cited after their retraction

 Outlook   About 60 out of 100 000 articles are retracted after publication. Unfortunately, those who read or cite them are not always aware of their retracted status. 
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Source: "Too many scientific articles continue to be cited after their retraction" Prescrire Int 2025; 34 (266): 27. Free.

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