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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
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