Is there a solution to publication bias? Researchers call for changes in dissemination of clinical research results

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1103-1110

  Malički, Mario ^a   Marušić, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Focus groups; Guideline adherence; Information dissemination; Publication bias; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COCHRANE LIBRARY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; POPULATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEARCH ENGINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION BIAS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908235213     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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