Publication bias in clinical trials due to statistical significance or direction of trial results

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hopewell, Sally ^a   Loudon, Kirsty ^a   Clarke, Mike J ^a   Oxman, Andrew D ^b   Dickersin, Kay ^c  

^a UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services   (Norway)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

*Publication bias; Clinical trials as topic *statistics numerical data

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTENT VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 69349099139     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.MR000006.pub3     Document Type: Review

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