A case study of publication bias in an influential series of reviews of drug education

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 463-468

  McCambridge, Jim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug education; Drug prevention; Publication bias; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; CURRICULUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34547944231     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701494366     Document Type: Review

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