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Conflicts of interest and expertise of independent commenters in news stories about medical research

Michael T.M. Wang, Andrew Grey and Mark J. Bolland
CMAJ April 18, 2017 189 (15) E553-E559; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160538
Michael T.M. Wang
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vol. 189 no. 15 E553-E559
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160538
PubMed 
27993918
History 
  • Received December 19, 2016
  • Accepted October 27, 2016
  • Published online April 17, 2017.

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  1. Michael T.M. Wang,
  2. Andrew Grey, MBChB MD⇑,
  3. Mark J. Bolland, MBChB PhD
  1. Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  1. Correspondence to: Andrew Grey, a.grey{at}auckland.ac.nz
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