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How predatory journals leak into PubMed

Andrea Manca, David Moher, Lucia Cugusi, Zeevi Dvir and Franca Deriu
CMAJ September 04, 2018 190 (35) E1042-E1045; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180154
Andrea Manca
Department of Biomedical Sciences (Manca, Deriu), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Centre for Journalology (Moher), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health (Cugusi), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Physical Therapy (Dvir), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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David Moher
Department of Biomedical Sciences (Manca, Deriu), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Centre for Journalology (Moher), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health (Cugusi), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Physical Therapy (Dvir), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Lucia Cugusi
Department of Biomedical Sciences (Manca, Deriu), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Centre for Journalology (Moher), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health (Cugusi), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Physical Therapy (Dvir), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Zeevi Dvir
Department of Biomedical Sciences (Manca, Deriu), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Centre for Journalology (Moher), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health (Cugusi), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Physical Therapy (Dvir), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Franca Deriu
Department of Biomedical Sciences (Manca, Deriu), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Centre for Journalology (Moher), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health (Cugusi), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Physical Therapy (Dvir), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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vol. 190 no. 35 E1042-E1045
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.180154
PubMed 
30181150
History 
  • Published online September 3, 2018.
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  1. Andrea Manca, PhD,
  2. David Moher, PhD,
  3. Lucia Cugusi, PhD,
  4. Zeevi Dvir, PhD,
  5. Franca Deriu, MD PhD
  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences (Manca, Deriu), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Centre for Journalology (Moher), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health (Cugusi), University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; Department of Physical Therapy (Dvir), Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
  1. Correspondence to: Franca Deriu, deriuf{at}uniss.it

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