Does "publication bias" lead to biased science?

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 167-168

  Sihertown, Jonathan ^a   McConway, Kevin J ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0010374119     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546101     Document Type: Article

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