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Nature 439, 248-249 (19 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/439248b; Published online 18 January 2006
Doctor admits Lancet study is fiction
Emma Marris
A Norwegian researcher dreamed up the lives and lifestyles of some 900 people — and used them in a study on cancer. Then, last October, Jon Sudbø had his results published in The Lancet.
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