Publication bias is a scientific problem with adverse ethical outcomes: The case for a section for null results

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 771-772

  Shields, P G ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0033839027     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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