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Interesting article: Data inconsistencies in abstracts of articles in Clinical Chemistry. Siebers R. Clin Chem 2001; 47(1): 149. [Medline] [Full text] [PDF] Description: A review of 87 articles published in Clinical Chemistry from January to June 2000 noted that 20 articles (23%) contained data in the abstract that were inconsistent with the main article or entirely missing from the main article. Some discrepancies were minor, but many were not. The description of this article was written on 2007-12-19, 2007-12-19. Category: Interesting articles, Category: Writing research papers