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Guilherme W Wendt1, Abram L Wagner2, Kuldeep Dhama3
1Department of Medical Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Francisco Beltrão, Brazil.
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Abstract:
Global health crises such as the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have highlighted the unique value of scientific research in the realm of public health and related disciplines. Although we have witnessed rapid growth in scientific output in the past years, concerns regarding scientific rigor and research integrity also emerged.
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