A survey identified publication bias in the secondary literature

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-245

  Carter, Anne O ^a,c   Griffin, Glenn H ^b   Carter, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Barbados)

Author keywords

ACP Journal Club; Medline; Publication bias; Randomized controlled trials; Secondary literature; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 32644451903     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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