Publication bias against negative results from clinical trials: Three of the seven deadly sins

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 590-591

  Johnson, Richard T ^a   Dickersin, Kay ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSORSHIP; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG RESEARCH; EDITOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; READING; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 35748929395     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0618     Document Type: Review

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