Reducing the quality of our evidence base by publishing at any cost

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Theodore Eliades (Korean Journal of Orthodontics; University of Zurich) ;
Rolf G. Behrents (American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics; Saint Louis University) ;
Steven J. Lindauer (The Angle Orthodontist; Virginia Commonwealth University) ;
David P. Rice (European Journal of Orthodontics; University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital)

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