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Using the example of unreliable studies on mental health sequelae of induced abortion, Julia H. Littell and colleagues call for better adherence to ethical standards for correction or retraction of unreliable publications in order to maintain public trust in science and avoid potentially deleterious effects of incorrect information on public policy, clinical practice, and public health.
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