Cohort study identifies influential authors as key contributors to retracted clinical trials, suggesting systemic issues.
In this cohort study of 1330 retracted RCTs, a small number of influential authors, often coauthors and concentrated across few fields of medicine, accounted for a significant proportion of retracted clinical trials.
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